What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Smelly Mel's Plumbing, Inc. at 330 W 41st Ave, San Mateo (San Mateo County) on Aug 1, 2024. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 24 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (5 serious, 2 willful) and proposed $264,820 in penalties; the current total is $264,820. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. 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.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $560, current $560. 3 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $450, current $450. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Mar 7, 2025. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $560, current $560. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $12,150, current $12,150. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Feb 12, 2025. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $12,150, current $12,150. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Feb 12, 2025. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $12,150, current $12,150. 1 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Feb 12, 2025. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $18,900, current $18,900. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Feb 12, 2025. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $18,900, current $18,900. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Feb 12, 2025. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $94,500, current $94,500. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Feb 12, 2025. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 31, 2025. Proposed $94,500, current $94,500. 4 workers exposed. Contested May 1, 2025, no final order yet. Abatement due Feb 12, 2025. 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 347662694. 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 347662694, 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.