Inspection record, Stratford

DH Blattner & Sons, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Nov 4, 2021

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Accident inspection in Stratford: 1 citation, $400. One of 8 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 DH Blattner & Sons, Inc. at 16829 Avenal Cutoff Road, Stratford (Kings County) on Nov 4, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 30 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 1 citation (0 serious) and proposed $400 in penalties; the current total is $400. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Mar 27, 2023. The employer has 7 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 3664(A), Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Apr 7, 2022. Proposed $400, current $400. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 27, 2022, final order Dec 7, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3650(T)(9), Industrial trucks, operating rules General deleted on appeal
Issued Apr 7, 2022. Proposed $800, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 27, 2022, final order Dec 7, 2022. Read the rule.

The accident

Oct 13, 2021. Employee Fractures Clavicle and Ribs When Forklift Overturns
Keywords: clavicle,construction,forklift,fracture,ind trk operator,installing,overturn,powered industrial vehicle,rib,road,solar,solar array 1 hospitalized

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 345622690. 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 345622690, 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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