What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Housing Authority of the County of Merced at 18926 W. Henry Miller Rd., Los Banos (Merced County) on Mar 1, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 6 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 2 citations (0 serious) and proposed $19,400 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $5,500. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 20, 2020. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Aug 26, 2019. Proposed $5,000, current $2,500. 1 worker exposed. Contested Sep 24, 2019, final order Jan 27, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 26, 2019. Proposed $14,400, current $3,000. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 24, 2019, final order Jan 27, 2020. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: abdomen,back,chest,descending,fall,fall protection,falling object,fracture,hip,ladder,lung,neck,painter,puncture,rib,shoulder,spray painting,struck against,training,unstable position 1 hospitalized
Your rights
If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 343819421. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 343819421, checked Nov 4, 2026. How to read a record. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.