Inspection record, San Jose

Milton Aparicio Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 3, 2020

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in San Jose: 9 citations, $32,180, 1 death investigated. 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 an accident inspection of Milton Aparicio at 1064 Micro Place, San Jose (Santa Clara County) on Nov 3, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 8 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (2 serious) and proposed $32,180 in penalties; the current total is $32,180. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. 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 May 3, 2021. Proposed $5,000, current $5,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued May 3, 2021. Proposed $465, current $465. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Abatement due May 27, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3328(G), Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued May 3, 2021. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Abatement due May 27, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3395(H), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued May 3, 2021. Proposed $375, current $375. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Abatement due May 27, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3395(I), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued May 3, 2021. Proposed $465, current $465. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Abatement due May 27, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3421(D), Logging, general General
Issued May 3, 2021. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Abatement due May 27, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3421(F), Logging, general General
Issued May 3, 2021. Proposed $375, current $375. 8 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Abatement due May 27, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3428(A) Serious
Issued May 3, 2021. Proposed $11,250, current $11,250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Abatement due May 27, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3276(E)(9), Portable ladders Serious
Issued May 3, 2021. Proposed $13,500, current $13,500. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 12, 2021, final order Nov 7, 2022. Read the rule.

The accident

Nov 3, 2020. Employee is killed after fall from ladder
Keywords: extension ladder,fall,fracture,rib,skull,tree trimming 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 345008536. 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 345008536, 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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