What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Waterproofing Associates Inc. at 850 Second Street, Brentwood (Contra Costa County) on May 8, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 120 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 5 citations (1 serious) and proposed $42,600 in penalties; the current total is $24,600. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Apr 22, 2024. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 4 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Oct 29, 2020. Proposed $600, current $600. 8 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2020, final order Mar 1, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 29, 2020. Proposed $600, current $0. 8 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2020, final order Mar 1, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 29, 2020. Proposed $18,000, current $12,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2020, final order Mar 1, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 29, 2020. Proposed $18,000, current $12,000. 6 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2020, final order Mar 1, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 29, 2020. Proposed $5,400, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Nov 9, 2020, final order Mar 1, 2024. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: dizziness,heart attack,heat-related illness ,roof,roofer,water 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 344745690. 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 344745690, 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.