Inspection record, Pacific Grove

A&j Russo, General Contractor, (A Partnership Anthony Russo and John Russo) Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 17, 2019

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Pacific Grove: 7 citations, $12,000, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of A&j Russo, General Contractor, (A Partnership Anthony Russo and John Russo) at 301 Grand Ave., Pacific Grove (Monterey County) on Apr 17, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 3 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 7 citations (1 serious) and proposed $12,000 in penalties; the current total is $12,000. The case closed on Nov 2, 2019. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342(A), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Sep 30, 2019. Proposed $5,000, current $5,000. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1512(B), Emergency medical services (construction) General
Issued Sep 30, 2019. Proposed $500, current $500. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 23, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1512(D), Emergency medical services (construction) General
Issued Sep 30, 2019. Proposed $500, current $500. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 23, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 1624(A) General
Issued Sep 30, 2019. Proposed $500, current $500. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3395(I), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Sep 30, 2019. Proposed $500, current $500. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 23, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3395(H)(1), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Sep 30, 2019. Proposed $500, current $500. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 23, 2019, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1509(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) Serious
Issued Sep 30, 2019. Proposed $4,500, current $4,500. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.

The accident

Apr 6, 2019. Employee falls from roof and is killed
Keywords: fall,lost balance,roof,tripped 1 death

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 343942397. 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 343942397, checked Nov 1, 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.

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