What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Carone & Company, Inc. at 925 Waterbird Way, Martinez (Contra Costa County) on Mar 15, 2023. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 70 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 4 citations (3 serious) and proposed $49,410 in penalties; the current total is $49,410. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. 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.
Issued Aug 29, 2023. Proposed $810, current $810. 4 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2023, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 29, 2023. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2023, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 29, 2023. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2023, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 29, 2023. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 28, 2023, no final order yet. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: asphalt,back-up alarm,backhoe,blunt force trauma,brick,concrete,hammer ,hydraulic equipment,inspection,loader,rebar,rock,run over,tractor 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 346570120. 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 346570120, 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.