Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 1904.7: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 1904.7 since 2000: 19 inspections, 26 citations, $7,630 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 1904.7 at a glance

Since 2000, 19 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 1904.7, 26 citations in all, carrying $7,630 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are (5), Transportation and Warehousing (4), Manufacturing (3).

Where it is cited most: San Diego (6), Contra Costa (2), Monterey (2), Ventura (2), Alameda (2), Imperial (1), Solano (1), Sacramento (1), Trinity (1), Los Angeles (1).

All inspections, newest first

19 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
U.S. Postal ServicePalos Verdes PeninsulaAug 18, 2026Complaint1 citation$1,419
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service - Angeles National ForestVallejoSep 13, 2021Referral2 citations0
Harbor Offshore IncVenturaFeb 4, 2019Referral4 citations 2 serious$5,636
Social Security AdministrationRichmondDec 17, 2018Complaint3 citations 1 serious0
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Region 5PlatinaOct 31, 2017Complaint4 citations 3 serious0
South Bay Sand Blasting and Tank Cleaning, IncCamp PendletonMay 19, 2017Complaint2 citations$3,586
U.S. Border PatrolCalexicoDec 21, 2015Complaint3 citations0
California Marine Cleaning, Inc.San DiegoMar 22, 2012Planned7 citations$765
U.S. Postal ServiceOaklandFeb 13, 2012Planned15 citations 13 serious$37,000
U.S. Department of Commerce, Census BureauRancho CordovaDec 23, 2010Referral8 citations0
Centurum Inc.AlamedaAug 26, 2010Planned3 citations 2 serious$2,750
Navy Exchange North IslandSan DiegoApr 8, 2010Planned5 citations 4 serious0
Defense Commissary AgencyPom MontereyOct 26, 2006Planned2 citations 1 serious0
U.S. Army Garrison MontereyMontereyOct 25, 2006Planned2 citations 1 serious0
Sea Pac Engineering IncSan DiegoJun 13, 2002Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,025
Sanchez ElectricSan DiegoJun 13, 2002Planned2 citations0
Superior GunitePoint MuguDec 7, 2000Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,313
Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc.RichmondJun 21, 2000Planned3 citations 1 serious$1,575
Advanced SystemsCamp PendletonApr 6, 2000Planned2 citations0

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 1904.7

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
U.S. Postal Service216$38,4190Aug 18, 2026
Harbor Offshore Inc14$5,6360Feb 4, 2019
South Bay Sand Blasting and Tank Cleaning, Inc12$3,5860May 19, 2017
Centurum Inc.13$2,7500Aug 26, 2010
Keefe Kaplan Maritime, Inc.13$1,5750Jun 21, 2000
Superior Gunite12$1,3130Dec 7, 2000
Sea Pac Engineering Inc12$1,0250Jun 13, 2002
California Marine Cleaning, Inc.17$7650Mar 22, 2012
U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau18$00Dec 23, 2010
Navy Exchange North Island15$00Apr 8, 2010
U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service - Region 514$00Oct 31, 2017
Social Security Administration13$00Dec 17, 2018
U.S. Border Patrol13$00Dec 21, 2015
Sanchez Electric12$00Jun 13, 2002
Defense Commissary Agency12$00Oct 26, 2006
Advanced Systems12$00Apr 6, 2000
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service - Angeles National Forest12$00Sep 13, 2021
U.S. Army Garrison Monterey12$00Oct 25, 2006

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026111$1,4190
2021112$00
2019114$5,6360
2018113$00
2017226$3,5860
2015113$00
20122222$37,7650
20103316$2,7500
2006224$00
2002224$1,0250
2000337$2,8880

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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