Inspection record, Portola Valley

Forde Mazzola Assoc., Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 16, 2021

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

Unprogrammed related inspection in Portola Valley: 1 citation, $175. One of 4 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 unprogrammed related inspection of Forde Mazzola Assoc., Inc. at 157 Ramoso Road, Portola Valley (San Mateo County) on Feb 16, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 10 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 1 citation (0 serious) and proposed $175 in penalties, which stands as the current total. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Nov 9, 2022. 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 1710(c)(1)(A), Structural steel erection General
Issued Sep 29, 2021. Proposed $175, current $175. 3 workers exposed. Contested Mar 15, 2022, final order Nov 3, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1709(a), Erection and Construction, general requirements Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Sep 29, 2021. Proposed $10,800, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Contested Mar 15, 2022, final order Nov 3, 2022. 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 345528293. 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 345528293, checked Nov 4, 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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