Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 1542: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 1542 since 2000: 45 inspections, 48 citations, $169,285 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 1542 at a glance

Since 2000, 45 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 1542, 48 citations in all, 32 of them serious, carrying $169,285 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (32), (5), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (4).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (27), Kern (4), Orange (4), Lake (2), Contra Costa (2), Fresno (1), Sacramento (1), Ventura (1), Santa Clara (1), Alameda (1).

All inspections, newest first

45 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Northern Industrial ConstructionMiddletownJan 9, 2025Accident3 citations 2 serious$21,200
Greenfire Energy Inc.MiddletownJan 9, 2025Unprogrammed related2 citations 1 serious$18,700
Mintz Concrete Inc.Los AngelesAug 27, 2024Fatality or catastrophedeath 3 citations 3 serious$33,750
Chalon X, LLCLos AngelesAug 27, 2024Unprogrammed related3 citations 1 serious$7,445
Channel Development IncLos AngelesFeb 21, 2023Unprogrammed related3 citations 2 serious$3,350
Eps IncHaywardSep 23, 2022Complaint3 citations 2 serious$10,310
Shangri-LaLos AngelesOct 9, 2020Complaint2 citations 1 serious$2,100
Nir ToledanoBeverly HillsJan 30, 2020Complaint4 citations 1 serious$2,535
Francisco Martinez BonillaBakersfieldJan 11, 2018Planned4 citations$295
Ble IncLos AngelesJun 13, 2017Accident1 citation 1 serious$4,050
Greystar LPLos AngelesJun 12, 2017Unprogrammed related2 citations$1,500
A.G. Properties Inc.Beverly HillsOct 27, 2016Unprogrammed related1 citation 1 serious$6,185
Arrow Tools, Fasteners & Saw, Inc.Beverly HillsOct 27, 2016Accident1 citation$300
Maria MunozFresnoSep 8, 2016Planned6 citations 3 serious$8,300
Kristopher Dean MarchantBakersfieldJul 27, 2016Planned7 citations 3 serious$7,645
Brian Hill ConstructionBakersfieldJul 26, 2016Planned8 citations 5 serious$3,840
The Don Chapin CO., Inc.San JoseJul 8, 2015Unprogrammed related1 citation$800
G.M. Northrup CorporationTehachapiMay 14, 2014Planned4 citations 1 serious$2,100
Paul CaroneVenturaFeb 27, 2014Complaint6 citations 1 serious$3,995
Montclair Construction & Structural, Inc.BerkeleyDec 9, 2013Complaint6 citations$810
Pacific Geotech IncLos AngelesApr 24, 2013Complaint3 citations 1 serious$2,470
Pierre Builders IncLos AngelesAug 2, 2012Complaint10 citations 1 serious 1 willful$15,010
Lance Todd dba L T ConstructionLos AngelesAug 2, 2012Unprogrammed related11 citations 2 serious$7,875
Grover Hollingsworth and Associates IncLos AngelesJun 21, 2012Unprogrammed related8 citations 2 serious$13,858
D & D Construction Specialties, Inc.Los AngelesMay 24, 2012Complaint4 citations 1 serious$20,310
Bourke Construction IncNewport BeachOct 20, 2011Accident5 citations 2 serious$2,225
Ag&b Construction IncLos AngelesMar 19, 2009Complaint4 citations$440
Julal Construction Inc.Studio CityJan 5, 2009Complaint4 citations 2 serious$2,855
Malcom Drilling CO IncLake ForestJul 15, 2008Accident1 citation$650
Ken McMurray ConstructionLaguna BeachApr 18, 2008Complaint3 citations 1 serious$1,420
Crusader Fence, IncHerculesMar 28, 2008Accident2 citations 1 serious$1,800
Best Construction & Maintenance, Inc.Elk GroveOct 5, 2006Accident3 citations 1 serious$1,650
D & D Construction Specialties, Inc.GlendaleSep 21, 2005Complaint2 citations 1 serious$2,000
Ralph Salazar dba American VectorAltadenaMar 18, 2005Complaint3 citations 1 serious$1,160
Agi Geotechnical, Inc.Canyon CountryAug 25, 2004Complaint4 citations$1,350
Dream Team Construction & Maintenance, IncEncinoMay 14, 2004Complaint3 citations 1 serious$2,815
Paul McGrath Contracting, Inc.Los AngelesMar 24, 2004Complaint5 citations 1 serious$4,405
Sassan Geosciences Inc.MontebelloMar 23, 2004Complaint2 citations 2 serious$6,300
D & D Construction Specialties, Inc.Sherman OaksJun 11, 2003Complaint1 citation$225
Aztec Tile COSeasideFeb 10, 2003Unprogrammed related1 citation 1 serious$24,300
Heiller ConstructionLaguna HillsJul 30, 2002Complaint1 citation 1 serious$1,575
VPL Construction, Inc.MalibuJun 27, 2002Complaint5 citations 1 serious$1,300
B C INorthridgeOct 26, 2001Unprogrammed related3 citations 1 serious$1,835
Soofi CorporationPacific PalisadesJun 26, 2001Complaint7 citations 3 serious$14,560
The Picard Family Company Inc dba Watson PlumbingCalabasasMay 15, 2001Complaint9 citations 3 serious$6,885

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 1542

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Mintz Concrete Inc.13$33,7501Aug 27, 2024
Aztec Tile CO11$24,3000Feb 10, 2003
D & D Construction Specialties, Inc.37$22,5350May 24, 2012
Northern Industrial Construction13$21,2000Jan 9, 2025
Greenfire Energy Inc.12$18,7000Jan 9, 2025
Pierre Builders Inc110$15,0100Aug 2, 2012
Soofi Corporation17$14,5600Jun 26, 2001
Grover Hollingsworth and Associates Inc18$13,8580Jun 21, 2012
Eps Inc13$10,3100Sep 23, 2022
Maria Munoz16$8,3000Sep 8, 2016
Lance Todd dba L T Construction111$7,8750Aug 2, 2012
Kristopher Dean Marchant17$7,6450Jul 27, 2016
Chalon X, LLC13$7,4450Aug 27, 2024
The Picard Family Company Inc dba Watson Plumbing19$6,8850May 15, 2001
Sassan Geosciences Inc.12$6,3000Mar 23, 2004
A.G. Properties Inc.11$6,1850Oct 27, 2016
Paul McGrath Contracting, Inc.15$4,4050Mar 24, 2004
Ble Inc11$4,0500Jun 13, 2017
Paul Carone16$3,9950Feb 27, 2014
Brian Hill Construction18$3,8400Jul 26, 2016

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025225$39,9000
2024226$41,1951
2023113$3,3500
2022113$10,3100
2020226$4,6350
2018114$2950
2017223$5,5500
20165523$26,2700
2015111$8000
20142210$6,0950
2013229$3,2800
20124433$57,0530
2011115$2,2250
2009228$3,2950
2008336$3,8700
2006113$1,6500
2005225$3,1600
20044414$14,8700
2003222$24,5250
2002226$2,8750
20013319$23,2800

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).

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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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