Inspection record, Ione

CA Corrections & Rehabilitation Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 2, 2021

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Ione: 6 citations, $24,145, 1 death investigated. One of 81 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 CA Corrections & Rehabilitation at 4001 Highway 104, Ione (Amador County) on Feb 2, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 1,000 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a state government body. Inspectors issued 6 citations (4 serious) and proposed $44,000 in penalties; the current total is $24,145. 6 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 24, 2023. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 80 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 342(A), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Sep 17, 2021. Proposed $5,000, current $3,750. 1 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2021, final order Apr 12, 2023. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5193(C)(1)(B), Bloodborne pathogens General
Issued Sep 17, 2021. Proposed $750, current $375. 7 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2021, final order Apr 12, 2023. Abatement due Oct 22, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued Sep 17, 2021. Proposed $9,000, current $5,060. 2 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2021, final order Apr 12, 2023. Abatement due Oct 14, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5144(C)(1), Respiratory protection Serious
Issued Sep 17, 2021. Proposed $11,250, current $5,060. 600 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2021, final order Apr 12, 2023. Abatement due Oct 7, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5199(I)(2)(D), Aerosol transmissible diseases Serious
Issued Sep 17, 2021. Proposed $9,000, current $900. 7 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2021, final order Apr 12, 2023. Abatement due Oct 14, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5199(F), Aerosol transmissible diseases Serious
Issued Sep 17, 2021. Proposed $9,000, current $9,000. 7 workers exposed. Contested Dec 9, 2021, final order Apr 12, 2023. Abatement due Nov 4, 2021, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Dec 14, 2020. Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Keywords: infectious disease 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 345132310. 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 345132310, 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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