Inspection record, Norco

Western States Construction Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 8, 2019

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Unprogrammed related inspection in Norco: 7 citations, $9,750. One of 3 inspections on this employer's 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 a unprogrammed related inspection of Western States Construction Inc. at 3198 Hamner Ave., Norco (Riverside County) on Nov 8, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 11 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 7 citations (3 serious) and proposed $18,845 in penalties; the current total is $9,750. 7 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 19, 2023. The employer has 2 other inspections on its California record.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1509(C), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Apr 3, 2020. Proposed $325, current $250. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2020, final order Jul 9, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 4300.40(a) General
Issued Apr 3, 2020. Proposed $325, current $250. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2020, final order Jul 9, 2020. Abatement due May 8, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1509(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction) General
Issued Apr 3, 2020. Proposed $160, current $125. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2020, final order Jul 9, 2020. Abatement due May 8, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3395(I), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Apr 3, 2020. Proposed $485, current $125. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2020, final order Jul 9, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1716.2(e)(1) Serious
Issued Apr 3, 2020. Proposed $5,850, current $3,375. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2020, final order Jul 9, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3657(I) Serious
Issued Apr 3, 2020. Proposed $5,850, current $2,250. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2020, final order Jul 9, 2020. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3657(J)(1) Serious
Issued Apr 3, 2020. Proposed $5,850, current $3,375. 4 workers exposed. Contested Apr 20, 2020, final order Jul 9, 2020. Read the rule.

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 344451232. 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 344451232, 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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