Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 1523: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 1523 since 2000: 28 inspections, 28 citations, $24,110 in penalties, newest first.

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.

Cal/OSHA inspections under 8 CCR 1523 at a glance

Since 2000, 28 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 1523, 28 citations in all, 4 of them serious, carrying $24,110 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (20), (7), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services (1).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (7), Alameda (5), San Francisco (3), Santa Clara (3), San Luis Obispo (2), Imperial (2), Sonoma (1), Contra Costa (1), Orange (1), Marin (1).

All inspections, newest first

28 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
TRG Construction IncConcordSep 11, 2024Planned3 citations 2 serious$9,550
Dasco Commercial Construction, Inc.SacramentoFeb 22, 2021Planned5 citations 1 serious$2,525
Etco Homes, Inc.PasadenaFeb 8, 2019Complaint1 citation$165
Wilshire Construction LPLos AngelesJan 24, 2019Complaint1 citation$195
Precision Construction Group, Inc.Los AngelesJan 24, 2019Complaint1 citation$110
Dettaglio Construction, Inc.OaklandOct 12, 2018Complaint3 citations 1 serious$6,070
Metcalf Builders, Inc.PetalumaSep 6, 2018Complaint3 citations$1,375
G.H. Palmer AssociatesLos AngelesDec 14, 2015Complaint6 citations$4,500
Roem Builders, Inc.CampbellFeb 20, 2015Complaint6 citations$1,315
Western National ContractorsIrvineSep 24, 2014Planned4 citations 1 serious$4,405
JM Lehman Construction, Inc.FremontJan 28, 2014Accident4 citations 1 serious$8,285
Professional Construction ServicesStocktonMay 16, 2012Unprogrammed related7 citations$5,030
Pacific Building, Inc.FremontDec 15, 2008Complaint2 citations$250
Paramount Scaffold IncLos AngelesMar 1, 2008Accidentdeath 3 citations 1 serious$18,000
Peninsula Security ServicesMountain ViewApr 27, 2007Accident3 citations 1 serious$1,925
Commerce ConstructionCity of IndustryNov 22, 2005Accident3 citations 1 serious$3,935
C.R. Schreiber Construction, Inc.ImperialOct 27, 2005Accident2 citations 1 serious$4,350
Csi Construction of Southern CAEl CentroSep 20, 2005Accidentdeath 2 citations 1 serious$12,000
Anning-Johnson CompanyDowneyJun 14, 2005Complaint2 citations$650
BDC DevelopmentPismo BeachMay 25, 2004Complaint4 citations 1 serious$2,450
Cosma PlasteringPismo BeachMay 25, 2004Unprogrammed related1 citation$100
Horgan Construction, Inc.San FranciscoApr 13, 2001Complaint9 citations 1 serious$1,100
David Francis Herrera General ContractorEmeryvilleMar 14, 2001Planned8 citations 4 serious$16,350
Magnum Enterprises, Inc.EmeryvilleMar 14, 2001Planned1 citation$240
L.T.M. Formworks, Inc.San RafaelAug 10, 2000Planned1 citation$225
Kim's Roofing CO., Inc.San FranciscoJul 31, 2000Referral10 citations 4 serious$1,980
AntrimMorgan HillJun 27, 2000Complaint4 citations 1 serious$2,900
Curran & Associates, Inc.San FranciscoApr 14, 2000Unprogrammed related3 citations$200

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 1523

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Paramount Scaffold Inc13$18,0001Mar 1, 2008
David Francis Herrera General Contractor18$16,3500Mar 14, 2001
Csi Construction of Southern CA12$12,0001Sep 20, 2005
TRG Construction Inc13$9,5500Sep 11, 2024
JM Lehman Construction, Inc.14$8,2850Jan 28, 2014
Dettaglio Construction, Inc.13$6,0700Oct 12, 2018
Professional Construction Services17$5,0300May 16, 2012
G.H. Palmer Associates16$4,5000Dec 14, 2015
Western National Contractors14$4,4050Sep 24, 2014
C.R. Schreiber Construction, Inc.12$4,3500Oct 27, 2005
Commerce Construction13$3,9350Nov 22, 2005
Antrim14$2,9000Jun 27, 2000
Dasco Commercial Construction, Inc.15$2,5250Feb 22, 2021
BDC Development14$2,4500May 25, 2004
Kim's Roofing CO., Inc.110$1,9800Jul 31, 2000
Peninsula Security Services13$1,9250Apr 27, 2007
Metcalf Builders, Inc.13$1,3750Sep 6, 2018
Roem Builders, Inc.16$1,3150Feb 20, 2015
Horgan Construction, Inc.19$1,1000Apr 13, 2001
Anning-Johnson Company12$6500Jun 14, 2005

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024113$9,5500
2021115$2,5250
2019333$4700
2018226$7,4450
20152212$5,8150
2014228$12,6900
2012117$5,0300
2008225$18,2501
2007113$1,9250
2005449$20,9351
2004225$2,5500
20013318$17,6900
20004418$5,3050

Your rights when the hazard is real

You can report it, and the employer may not touch you for it. Any worker can file a confidential complaint with the nearest Cal/OSHA district office, by phone, online or in writing, and can ask that the employer not be told who complained. Firing, demoting, cutting hours, threatening or otherwise punishing a worker for a safety complaint, for reporting an injury, for testifying or for asking for a Cal/OSHA inspection is unlawful retaliation under Labor Code 6310; a complaint to the Labor Commissioner's Retaliation Complaint Investigation unit must be filed within one year, and a civil lawsuit is also available.

You can refuse work that would violate a safety standard and create a real and apparent hazard to you or your coworkers, and the employer may not retaliate for that refusal (Labor Code 6311). Say why in writing if you can, name the rule or the hazard, and keep a copy.

Every employer must have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (Title 8, section 3203), train workers on the hazards of their jobs, provide protective equipment at no cost, and give workers access to the exposure and medical records that concern them. Outdoor workplaces need a heat illness plan with water, shade and rest (section 3395); indoor ones above 82 degrees need the indoor rule (section 3396); and since July 2024 nearly every employer needs a workplace violence prevention plan (Labor Code 6401.9).

An injury itself is a workers' compensation claim, handled separately from anything on this page. What this firm handles is the employment side: the retaliation, the firing after the injury report, the wage and hour problems that usually travel with an unsafe workplace. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. 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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