Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 1918.22: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 1918.22 since 2000: 41 inspections, 50 citations, $82,592 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 1918.22 at a glance

Since 2000, 41 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 1918.22, 50 citations in all, 16 of them serious, carrying $82,592 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 6 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Transportation and Warehousing (37), (4).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (18), San Diego (8), Alameda (7), San Joaquin (3), San Mateo (2), Ventura (1), San Francisco (1), Contra Costa (1).

All inspections, newest first

41 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
SSA MarineSan DiegoJul 7, 2026Programmed related1 citation0
SSA Terminals (Oakland), LLCOaklandMay 7, 2026Planned1 citation$3,417
SSA Terminals (Oakland), LLCOaklandMay 7, 2026Planned1 citation$3,417
SSA Terminals, LLCLong BeachMar 17, 2026Planned1 citation$5,627
Long Beach Container Terminal IncLong BeachNov 25, 2025Planned2 citations$12,300
Metropolitan Stevedore CompanyLong BeachNov 25, 2025Planned1 citation$2,951
Ports AmericaSan PedroJul 1, 2025Planned1 citation 1 serious$10,000
Ports AmericaSan PedroJul 1, 2025Planned2 citations$241
Total Terminals International, LLCLong BeachAug 14, 2024Planned2 citations$770
Fenix Marine ServicesSan PedroAug 14, 2024Planned2 citations0
SSA PacificSan DiegoJan 16, 2024Planned1 citation0
SSA PacificSan DiegoJan 16, 2024Planned1 citation0
Pasha Stevedoring & Terminal L.PNational CityDec 14, 2023Planned2 citations 2 serious$7,306
TrapacWilmingtonAug 17, 2023Planned2 citations$6,765
Ports AmericaSan PedroAug 16, 2023Planned2 citations 1 serious$5,844
Ports AmericaSan PedroAug 16, 2023Planned2 citations 1 serious$4,382
Fenix Marine ServicesSan PedroAug 15, 2023Planned2 citations 2 serious$9,184
TrapacOaklandJan 20, 2023Planned3 citations 1 serious$6,642
TrapacOaklandJan 20, 2023Planned3 citations 1 serious$5,313
SSA PacificSan DiegoMay 26, 2021Planned1 citation0
Pacific Ship Loading IncRedwood CityAug 14, 2012Planned7 citations 5 serious$4,760
Sims Metal ManagementRedwood CityAug 14, 2012Planned4 citations$3,000
Cemex IncSan FranciscoMar 15, 2011Referral2 citations 2 serious$7,000
Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals L.P.Long BeachAug 12, 2010Planned3 citations 1 serious$3,500
Ports AmericaPort HuenemeFeb 9, 2009Referral3 citations$800
SSA PacificStocktonMay 15, 2008Planned1 citation0
Crescent City Marine Ways and DRY Dock Company IncLong BeachApr 22, 2008Planned2 citations 1 serious$300
Metropolitan Stevedore CompanyStocktonDec 13, 2007Planned1 citation 1 serious$1,875
Marine Terminals CorperationTerminal IslandJul 30, 2007Planned1 citation0
Mesa Environmental Services, Inc.Terminal IslandSep 13, 2006Planned2 citations$1,050
Metropolitan Stevedore CompanyStocktonAug 2, 2006Planned1 citation 1 serious$800
California United TerminalsLong BeachFeb 27, 2006Planned1 citation0
Cemex IncSan DiegoDec 7, 2004Programmed related2 citations 1 serious$2,250
Crescent City Marine WaysLong BeachMar 2, 2004Planned1 citation 1 serious$956
R.E. Staite Engineering, Inc.National CityFeb 18, 2004Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,200
Eagle Marine Services LTDOaklandJan 7, 2004Planned2 citations 2 serious$975
Pasha Maritime Services, Port of S.D.National CityDec 11, 2003Planned3 citations 3 serious$2,250
Trans Pacific Container CorporationWilmingtonFeb 11, 2002Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,125
Uss-PoscoPittsburgNov 22, 2000Planned1 citation$975
Marine Terminals CorporationOaklandFeb 23, 2000Planned1 citation0
American President Lines (Apl)OakalndJan 19, 2000Planned1 citation0

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 1918.22

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Ports America510$21,2670Jul 1, 2025
Trapac38$18,7200Aug 17, 2023
Long Beach Container Terminal Inc12$12,3000Nov 25, 2025
Cemex Inc24$9,2500Mar 15, 2011
Fenix Marine Services24$9,1840Aug 14, 2024
Pasha Stevedoring & Terminal L.P12$7,3060Dec 14, 2023
SSA Terminals (Oakland), LLC22$6,8340May 7, 2026
SSA Terminals, LLC11$5,6270Mar 17, 2026
Metropolitan Stevedore Company33$5,6260Nov 25, 2025
Pacific Ship Loading Inc17$4,7600Aug 14, 2012
Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals L.P.13$3,5000Aug 12, 2010
Sims Metal Management14$3,0000Aug 14, 2012
Pasha Maritime Services, Port of S.D.13$2,2500Dec 11, 2003
R.E. Staite Engineering, Inc.12$1,2000Feb 18, 2004
Trans Pacific Container Corporation12$1,1250Feb 11, 2002
Mesa Environmental Services, Inc.12$1,0500Sep 13, 2006
Eagle Marine Services LTD12$9750Jan 7, 2004
Uss-Posco11$9750Nov 22, 2000
Crescent City Marine Ways11$9560Mar 2, 2004
Total Terminals International, LLC12$7700Aug 14, 2024

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026444$12,4610
2025446$25,4920
2024446$7700
20237716$45,4360
2021111$00
20122211$7,7600
2011112$7,0000
2010113$3,5000
2009113$8000
2008223$3000
2007222$1,8750
2006334$1,8500
2004447$5,3810
2003113$2,2500
2002112$1,1250
2000333$9750

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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