What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Kristich-Monterey Pipe CO. at 225b Salinas Rd., Watsonville (Santa Cruz County) on Jan 23, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 14 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (3 serious) and proposed $30,600 in penalties; the current total is $30,600. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 17, 2026. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 3 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 Jul 22, 2021. Proposed $450, current $450. 8 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 22, 2021. Proposed $450, current $450. 14 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 22, 2021. Proposed $450, current $450. 14 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 5, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 22, 2021. Proposed $4,050, current $4,050. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2021, final order May 26, 2026. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 22, 2021. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2021, final order May 26, 2026. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 22, 2021. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 14 workers exposed. Contested Oct 23, 2021, final order May 26, 2026. Read the rule.
The accident
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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 345115547. 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 345115547, 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.