Inspection record, San Diego

Alaskan Copper Companies, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 22, 2021

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

Complaint inspection in San Diego: 19 citations, $22,225. 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 a complaint inspection of Alaskan Copper Companies, Inc. at 1840 Dornoch Court, San Diego (San Diego County) on Sep 22, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 30 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 19 citations (7 serious) and proposed $45,645 in penalties; the current total is $22,225. 16 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Apr 20, 2023. 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 3314(G)(2)(A), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $550, current $400. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3314(L), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $550, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3362(A), General sanitation requirements General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $550, current $300. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3380(F)(2), Personal protective equipment General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $305, current $150. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3380(F)(7), Personal protective equipment General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $305, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144(E)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $410, current $300. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144(F)(2), Respiratory protection General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $410, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5144(K)(5), Respiratory protection General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $410, current $300. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5155(E)(1), Airborne contaminants General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $410, current $300. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5162(C), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $305, current $150. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5162(E), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $305, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5194(H)(1), Hazard communication General
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $305, current $305. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3577(B) Serious
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $3,710, current $3,710. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4002(A), Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $7,425, current $3,600. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 5, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4184(B), Cranes and derricks, general Serious
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $7,425, current $3,600. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 5, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4227(E) Serious
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $3,710, current $3,710. 1 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4310(A)(1) Serious
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $7,425, current $3,600. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 5, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4310(A)(2) Serious
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $7,425, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 2022. Abatement due Apr 5, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5143(A) Serious
Issued Mar 21, 2022. Proposed $3,710, current $1,800. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 19, 2022, final order Oct 25, 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 345541031. 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 345541031, 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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