Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 1926.602: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 1926.602 since 2000: 50 inspections, 62 citations, $22,368 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 1926.602 at a glance

Since 2000, 50 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 1926.602, 62 citations in all, 34 of them serious, carrying $22,368 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (28), (22).

Where it is cited most: San Diego (21), Yuba (5), Ventura (4), Riverside (4), Monterey (2), Madera (2), Santa Barbara (2), Butte (2), Contra Costa (1), Shasta (1).

All inspections, newest first

50 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
RQ Construction, LLCCoronadoNov 24, 2025Planned2 citations$6,629
Tutor Perini Building Corp.FriantJun 30, 2021Complaint4 citations 1 serious$6,583
Mirage Builders Inc.FriantJun 30, 2021Unprogrammed related1 citation0
Rackley Company, Inc.Beale AfbOct 17, 2019Planned2 citations 2 serious$5,524
Tepa, LLCBeale AfbOct 17, 2019Planned2 citations0
J G Steel, Inc.Beale AfbSep 6, 2018Planned1 citation 1 serious$2,217
Galindo ConstructionPoint Reyes StationNov 8, 2016Complaint2 citations 2 serious0
Berg Electric CorporationPalaAug 25, 2014Programmed related1 citation$1,350
Menco Pacific, Inc.Fort Hunter LiggettJun 10, 2014Planned3 citations 3 serious$2,362
WebcoPort Hueneme Cbc BaseAug 25, 2011Planned3 citations$1,785
Absolute ConcreteBeale AfbAug 12, 2010Planned2 citations 2 serious$450
Tepa EC, LLCBeale AfbJul 25, 2007Programmed related1 citation0
J.H. Thompson and Sons, IncThermalFeb 6, 2007Planned3 citations 3 serious$750
Har Construction, Inc.Camp PendletonSep 13, 2006Planned2 citations0
Concrete Contractors InterstateCamp PendletonSep 13, 2006Planned2 citations0
Elken Contracting, Inc.FallbrookJun 19, 2006Planned4 citations0
American Civil Constructors West Coast, Inc.Yosemite Natl ParkJul 20, 2005Planned2 citations0
Santa Maria Electric, Inc.Vandenberg AfbJun 22, 2005Programmed related2 citations0
Macoy Resource CorporationCamp RobertsJun 21, 2005Planned3 citations 2 serious$225
Arb StructuresHighlandJul 20, 2004Planned1 citation0
Salt River ConstructionEmeryvilleMar 2, 2004Complaint7 citations 3 serious$1,350
Strocal IncOrovilleJan 21, 2004Programmed related5 citations 5 serious$3,150
Road Builders IncSan DiegoDec 3, 2003Programmed related1 citation0
Landmark Grading & Paving, Inc. dba Quality PavingPort HuenemeAug 28, 2003Planned2 citations 2 serious$225
Fozco EngineeringOrovilleMar 24, 2003Planned3 citations 3 serious$1,350
InvictaReddingMar 20, 2003Planned2 citations 1 serious$375
American PipelineSanta YsabelDec 10, 2002Planned4 citations 4 serious$812
Morrow Meadow CorporationValley CenterDec 9, 2002Planned1 citation0
Terra Movers, Inc.Cam PendletonNov 14, 2002Programmed related1 citation 1 serious$875
Falcon General Engineering, Inc.Camp PendletonOct 9, 2002Planned1 citation 1 serious$375
J.R. PinaCamp PendletonJun 20, 2002Programmed related2 citations 1 serious$225
All American RoofingVandenburg AfbJan 31, 2002Planned1 citation 1 serious0
Ace Engineering, Inc.OxnardJan 29, 2002Planned1 citation0
Orange County Erectors, Inc.TemeculaJul 30, 2001Planned3 citations 3 serious$1,576
Cattrac Construction, Inc.TemeculaJul 30, 2001Planned1 citation 1 serious$700
Desert Fire Protection IncTemeculaJul 30, 2001Planned1 citation0
T.C. Construction CO., Inc.AlpineJun 13, 2001Planned3 citations 1 serious$3,500
Bratton Construction IncLemooreApr 18, 2001Planned2 citations0
I.E. Pacific, IncCamp PendletonApr 18, 2001Planned2 citations0
Rocky Mountain Cable ConstructionCamp PendletonFeb 21, 2001Planned2 citations 2 serious$676
West America ContractingCamp PendletonFeb 21, 2001Planned1 citation 1 serious$450
David Shaposhnick IncCamp PendletonFeb 20, 2001Planned3 citations 3 serious$450
Southland Paving, Inc.Valley CenterFeb 1, 2001Planned1 citation 1 serious$438
Western Roofing ServiceTravis AfbDec 8, 2000Planned3 citations 1 serious$1,462
Arnco Construction CorporationPoint MuguDec 7, 2000Planned1 citation0
Anderson Piping Contractors IncPalaSep 20, 2000Planned1 citation 1 serious$100
Iron Horse Grading IncPalaSep 20, 2000Planned1 citation 1 serious$100
F.J. Willert Construction, IncCamp PendletonAug 1, 2000Planned1 citation 1 serious$350
Wadsworth Golf Construction CompanyLakesideFeb 15, 2000Planned2 citations 2 serious$2,750
Guatay Equipment IncEl CajonJan 19, 2000Planned1 citation0

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 1926.602

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
RQ Construction, LLC12$6,6290Nov 24, 2025
Tutor Perini Building Corp.14$6,5830Jun 30, 2021
Rackley Company, Inc.12$5,5240Oct 17, 2019
T.C. Construction CO., Inc.13$3,5000Jun 13, 2001
Strocal Inc15$3,1500Jan 21, 2004
Wadsworth Golf Construction Company12$2,7500Feb 15, 2000
Menco Pacific, Inc.13$2,3620Jun 10, 2014
J G Steel, Inc.11$2,2170Sep 6, 2018
Webco13$1,7850Aug 25, 2011
Orange County Erectors, Inc.13$1,5760Jul 30, 2001
Western Roofing Service13$1,4620Dec 8, 2000
Salt River Construction17$1,3500Mar 2, 2004
Fozco Engineering13$1,3500Mar 24, 2003
Berg Electric Corporation11$1,3500Aug 25, 2014
Terra Movers, Inc.11$8750Nov 14, 2002
American Pipeline14$8120Dec 10, 2002
J.H. Thompson and Sons, Inc13$7500Feb 6, 2007
Cattrac Construction, Inc.11$7000Jul 30, 2001
Rocky Mountain Cable Construction12$6760Feb 21, 2001
David Shaposhnick Inc13$4500Feb 20, 2001

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025112$6,6290
2021225$6,5830
2019224$5,5240
2018111$2,2170
2016112$00
2014224$3,7120
2011113$1,7850
2010112$4500
2007224$7500
2006338$00
2005337$2250
20043313$4,5000
2003448$1,9500
20027711$2,2870
2001101019$7,7900
20007710$4,7620

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.

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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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