Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 1910.146: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 1910.146 since 2000: 27 inspections, 46 citations, $34,524 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 1910.146 at a glance

Since 2000, 27 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 1910.146, 46 citations in all, 31 of them serious, carrying $34,524 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Public Administration (9), Manufacturing (4), Health Care and Social Assistance (4).

Where it is cited most: San Diego (9), Los Angeles (3), Tuolumne (2), Santa Clara (2), Tulare (1), Santa Barbara (1), Orange (1), San Bernardino (1), Butte (1), Imperial (1).

All inspections, newest first

27 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine PalmsTwentynine Palms McBMar 22, 2022Complaint4 citations 2 serious0
Western Pump, Inc.Imperial BeachApr 26, 2019Referral6 citations 6 serious$19,500
Uss Hornet MuseumAlamedaOct 16, 2018Referral5 citations 4 serious$4,989
Corning Inc.CoronadoAug 29, 2018Planned1 citation$4,711
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest ServiceGrovelandMay 4, 2015Planned4 citations 2 serious0
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture - Forest ServiceSonoraMay 4, 2015Planned4 citations0
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Forest Service - Angeles National ForestSan DimasApr 15, 2015Planned11 citations 10 serious0
Naval Facilities Engineering Command South WestMontereyApr 14, 2015Planned6 citations 6 serious0
U.S Department of Interior - National Park Service (NPS) - Pinnacles National Park EastSequoia National ParkJun 10, 2013Planned9 citations 9 serious0
National Park Service - Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaMineralJun 20, 2012Unprogrammed other2 citations 2 serious0
Global Links Technology, Inc.San DiegoMay 30, 2012Unprogrammed related1 citation$800
U.S. Department of Veterans AffairsSan DiegoMar 13, 2012Planned8 citations 4 serious 3 repeat0
Emcor Services, Mesa Energy Systems Inc.San DiegoMar 7, 2012Programmed related3 citations$3,400
Defense Commissary AgencySan DiegoMar 7, 2012Planned2 citations 1 serious 1 repeat0
U.S. Air Force 60th Aerial Port SquadronTravis AfbJan 20, 2012Planned6 citations 6 serious0
U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs - National Cemetery Administration - San Joaqu?n Valley National CemeteryLos AngelesSep 29, 2011Planned16 citations 15 serious 1 repeat0
U.S. Forest Service Mendocino National Forest GRCC NurseryChicoAug 31, 2011Planned1 citation 1 serious0
Fleet Readiness Center SW - North IslandSan DiegoMay 3, 2011Referral16 citations 14 serious0
L-3 Vertex AerospaceCoronadoJan 24, 2011Complaint6 citations 3 serious$12,500
VA Medical Center - San FranciscoLong BeachSep 29, 2010Planned12 citations 9 serious0
California Army National Guard - FMSLos AlamitosApr 27, 2010Planned7 citations 6 serious0
VA Medical Center - San FranciscoPalo AltoJul 10, 2007Planned4 citations 3 serious0
Shaw Environmental & InfrastructureCoronadoJun 21, 2007Complaint1 citation$5,000
The Boeing CompanyVandenberg AfbOct 6, 2004Complaint6 citations 3 serious$2,200
Whiskeytown National Recreation AreaWhiskeytownSep 25, 2001Programmed other13 citations 13 serious0
Microcraft, Inc.Moffett FieldOct 3, 2000Planned3 citations0
U.S. Customs - Calexico - East Port & CargoCalexicoMay 2, 2000Planned7 citations 7 serious0

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 1910.146

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2022114$00
2019116$19,5000
2018226$9,7000
20154425$00
2013119$00
20126622$4,2000
20114439$12,5000
20102219$00
2007225$5,0000
2004116$2,2000
20011113$00
20002210$00

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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