Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 1918.85: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 1918.85 since 2000: 30 inspections, 32 citations, $79,157 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 1918.85 at a glance

Since 2000, 30 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 1918.85, 32 citations in all, 19 of them serious, carrying $79,157 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Transportation and Warehousing (27), (3).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (16), Alameda (8), Ventura (2), Contra Costa (1), Solano (1), San Francisco (1).

All inspections, newest first

30 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Ports AmericaPort HuenemeMay 21, 2019Planned2 citations$3,986
Ports AmericaOaklandJul 10, 2013Planned1 citation 1 serious$2,250
SSA Terminals, LLCOaklandJul 2, 2013Planned1 citation 1 serious$5,000
TrapacWilmingtonApr 25, 2013Planned3 citations 3 serious$13,000
TrapacWilmingtonSep 13, 2012Planned2 citations 2 serious$4,000
SSA Terminals, LLCLong BeachSep 10, 2012Planned1 citation 1 serious$7,000
SSA MarineLong BeachAug 30, 2011Programmed related1 citation 1 serious$7,000
Eagle Marine Services LTDSan PedroJul 26, 2011Programmed related2 citations$5,250
Metropolitan Stevedore CompanySan FranciscoSep 8, 2010Planned2 citations$1,500
Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals L.P.Los AngelesAug 10, 2010Planned1 citation$1,500
Ports AmericaCrockettJul 9, 2010Complaint1 citation 1 serious$956
Ports AmericaLong BeachJun 13, 2008Planned1 citation$975
International Transportation Service, Inc.Long BeachJun 11, 2008Planned1 citation 1 serious$200
Ports AmericaOaklandJun 3, 2008Planned1 citation 1 serious$950
Apm TerminalsOaklandMay 20, 2008Planned1 citation$975
Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals L.P.Port of Los AngelesApr 24, 2008Planned1 citation 1 serious$1,500
Apm Terminals Pacific LTDTerminal IslandAug 1, 2007Planned1 citation 1 serious$2,800
SSA Terminals, LLCOne Market Street, OaklandDec 28, 2006Planned1 citation 1 serious$2,125
Yusen Terminals Inc.OaklandMay 26, 2006Referral1 citation 1 repeat$3,200
Yusen Terminals Inc.Long BeachNov 29, 2005Planned1 citation 1 serious$1,100
Eagle Marine Services LTDYerminal IslandNov 28, 2005Planned1 citation 1 serious$10,000
Eagle Marine Services LTDOaklandOct 5, 2005Planned1 citation 1 repeat$3,000
Marine Terminals CorporationSan PedroAug 30, 2005Planned2 citations 2 serious$2,250
Eagle Marine Services LTDOaklandApr 13, 2005Planned1 citation$1,040
Eagle Marine Services LTDTerminal IslandAug 12, 2004Planned1 citation 1 serious$600
Apm TerminalsTerminal IslandJan 16, 2004Planned1 citation$1,000
Marine Terminals CorporationPort HuenemeApr 28, 2003Planned1 citation 1 serious$1,625
Marine Terminals CorporationBeniciaMay 2, 2001Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,875
Centennial Stevedoring ServicesTerminal IslandDec 6, 2000Planned1 citation0
Eagle Marine Services LTDTerminal IslandJan 26, 2000Planned2 citations$3,575

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 1918.85

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Eagle Marine Services LTD68$23,4650Jul 26, 2011
Trapac25$17,0000Apr 25, 2013
SSA Terminals, LLC33$14,1250Jul 2, 2013
Ports America56$9,1170May 21, 2019
SSA Marine11$7,0000Aug 30, 2011
Marine Terminals Corporation35$5,7500Aug 30, 2005
Yusen Terminals Inc.22$4,3000May 26, 2006
Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals L.P.22$3,0000Aug 10, 2010
Apm Terminals Pacific LTD11$2,8000Aug 1, 2007
Apm Terminals22$1,9750May 20, 2008
Metropolitan Stevedore Company12$1,5000Sep 8, 2010
International Transportation Service, Inc.11$2000Jun 11, 2008
Centennial Stevedoring Services11$00Dec 6, 2000

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2019112$3,9860
2013335$20,2500
2012223$11,0000
2011223$12,2500
2010334$3,9560
2008555$4,6000
2007111$2,8000
2006222$5,3250
2005556$17,3900
2004222$1,6000
2003111$1,6250
2001112$1,8750
2000223$3,5750

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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