Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 1534: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 1534 since 2000: 36 inspections, 42 citations, $175,605 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 1534 at a glance

Since 2000, 36 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 1534, 42 citations in all, 24 of them serious, carrying $175,605 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (25), (5), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services (2).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (12), San Diego (7), Sacramento (4), Orange (2), Contra Costa (2), San Bernardino (2), San Francisco (1), Ventura (1), Fresno (1), Napa (1).

All inspections, newest first

36 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Geo's Painting Inc.Los AngelesNov 26, 2025Accident4 citations$5,450
Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLCLancasterSep 27, 2024Accident3 citations 3 serious$49,500
Asbestos Instant Response, Inc.Playa del ReyJul 11, 2019Accident3 citations 3 serious$14,890
Reeve-Knight Construction, Inc.FolsomSep 23, 2016Unprogrammed related10 citations 1 serious$11,408
Bay Area Builders, Inc.FolsomSep 23, 2016Complaint12 citations 1 serious$10,725
Rutan Environmental Safety Services Corp.FolsomSep 23, 2016Unprogrammed related7 citations 1 serious$7,285
CLP Resources, Inc.FolsomSep 23, 2016Unprogrammed related7 citations$4,500
Ben's Asphalt & Maintenance Company, Inc.Rancho CucamongaSep 1, 2016Accident3 citations$650
On-Time Air Conditioning & Heating Inc.Pleasant HillAug 18, 2016Accident4 citations 1 serious$14,440
Masa Contracting, Inc.Los AngelesJan 29, 2016Complaint6 citations 1 serious$3,595
Cor PlumbingSanta PaulaSep 1, 2015Accident4 citations$650
Royal Empire Enterprises, Inc.Long BeachApr 27, 2015Accident9 citations 3 serious$40,200
Metrohome LTDLos AngelesFeb 18, 2014Accident10 citations 4 serious$18,780
Hector Tepozteco dba H Z PaintingBeverly HillsNov 22, 2013Accident4 citations 2 serious$16,550
Omar Morrison dba Dr Fix ITLong BeachFeb 3, 2011Accident3 citations$750
O.P. HandymanSanta BarbaraAug 30, 2010Accidentdeath 3 citations$780
Pacific Pebbles Corp dba Life Deck Coating InstallSan DiegoJun 24, 2010Accident16 citations 1 serious$11,775
HBS Painting Inc dba Hoppe Brothers & SonsLaguna BeachSep 29, 2009Accident5 citations$600
Incline PaintingAliso ViejoDec 27, 2007Accident6 citations 2 serious$1,380
Jay D Wright dba J-Way ConstructionFontanaMay 14, 2007Accident2 citations$600
Michael Patti Painting, Inc.FallbrookJan 23, 2007Planneddeath 10 citations$1,115
Rodriguez Custom PaintingPowayOct 17, 2006Accident17 citations 3 serious$15,850
Russell Hinton CompanySan FranciscoSep 15, 2006Accident1 citation 1 serious$5,550
Swinerton BuildersSan DiegoJan 30, 2006Accident4 citations$12,300
Elliott Drilling Services IncSan DiegoJan 19, 2006Accident3 citations$2,200
TJC Inc.ReedleyJan 25, 2005Accident2 citations 1 serious$2,660
Key Energy Services Inc.Los AngelesOct 5, 2004Accident2 citations 2 serious$3,000
McWong Holding COArcadiaMar 24, 2004Accidentdeath 3 citations$5,250
Renaissance Restoration of San Diego IncCovinaNov 21, 2003Accident6 citations 2 serious$31,150
Carter/Kelly IncShingle SpringsAug 21, 2003Accident2 citations 2 serious$1,980
American Bathtub RefinisherSan DiegoSep 16, 2002Accident14 citations 3 serious$17,935
Miracle Method Bathroom RestorationAntiochAug 23, 2002Accident6 citations 2 serious$4,000
Mehdi Hosseini and Behrouz MazandaraniBerkeleyApr 22, 2002Accident2 citations$350
Incom Mechanical Inc.YountvilleJan 28, 2002Accident2 citations$500
Aaa Refinishing CorporationBurbankNov 16, 2001Accident8 citations 2 serious$4,075
Montijo EnvironmentalSan DiegoApr 11, 2000Accident5 citations 3 serious$950

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 1534

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Guy F. Atkinson Construction, LLC13$49,5000Sep 27, 2024
Royal Empire Enterprises, Inc.19$40,2000Apr 27, 2015
Renaissance Restoration of San Diego Inc16$31,1500Nov 21, 2003
Metrohome LTD110$18,7800Feb 18, 2014
American Bathtub Refinisher114$17,9350Sep 16, 2002
Hector Tepozteco dba H Z Painting14$16,5500Nov 22, 2013
Rodriguez Custom Painting117$15,8500Oct 17, 2006
Asbestos Instant Response, Inc.13$14,8900Jul 11, 2019
On-Time Air Conditioning & Heating Inc.14$14,4400Aug 18, 2016
Swinerton Builders14$12,3000Jan 30, 2006
Pacific Pebbles Corp dba Life Deck Coating Install116$11,7750Jun 24, 2010
Reeve-Knight Construction, Inc.110$11,4080Sep 23, 2016
Bay Area Builders, Inc.112$10,7250Sep 23, 2016
Rutan Environmental Safety Services Corp.17$7,2850Sep 23, 2016
Russell Hinton Company11$5,5500Sep 15, 2006
Geo's Painting Inc.14$5,4500Nov 26, 2025
McWong Holding CO13$5,2501Mar 24, 2004
CLP Resources, Inc.17$4,5000Sep 23, 2016
Aaa Refinishing Corporation18$4,0750Nov 16, 2001
Miracle Method Bathroom Restoration16$4,0000Aug 23, 2002

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025114$5,4500
2024113$49,5000
2019113$14,8900
20167749$52,6030
20152213$40,8500
20141110$18,7800
2013114$16,5500
2011113$7500
20102219$12,5551
2009115$6000
20073318$3,0951
20064425$35,9000
2005112$2,6600
2004225$8,2501
2003228$33,1300
20024424$22,7850
2001118$4,0750
2000115$9500

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.

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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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