Inspection record, San Leandro

Rotometals, Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jan 30, 2020

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

Complaint inspection in San Leandro: 12 citations, $15,675. One of 2 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 complaint inspection of Rotometals, Inc at 865 Estabrook Street, San Leandro (Alameda County) on Jan 30, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 9 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 12 citations (3 serious) and proposed $29,760 in penalties; the current total is $15,675. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on May 31, 2021. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342(A), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $5,000, current $5,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $350, current $100. 5 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3241(A), Live loads General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $260, current $75. 9 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3314(G)(2)(A), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $350, current $100. 9 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144(C)(2), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $700, current $200. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5162(A), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $525, current $150. 5 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5198(D)(7), Lead General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $700, current $200. 5 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5198(E)(4)(A), Lead General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $525, current $150. 3 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5198(M)(1)(C), Lead General
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $875, current $250. 9 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4310(A) Serious
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $6,300, current $3,150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 8, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5162(B), Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $6,300, current $3,150. 5 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 8, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5198(E)(2)(B), Lead Serious
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $7,875, current $3,150. 9 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 8, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5198(D)(5), Lead General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $175, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Jun 26, 2020. Proposed $875, current $0. 9 workers exposed. Contested Aug 31, 2020, final order Apr 19, 2021. Abatement due Jul 31, 2020, completed. 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 344602768. 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 344602768, 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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