Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 2340.27: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 2340.27 since 2000: 48 inspections, 48 citations, $15,600 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 2340.27 at a glance

Since 2000, 48 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 2340.27, 48 citations in all, 3 of them serious, carrying $15,600 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (15), (13), Retail Trade (4).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (11), Orange (4), San Diego (4), Sonoma (3), Ventura (2), Marin (2), Sacramento (2), Contra Costa (1), Riverside (1), Lake (1).

All inspections, newest first

48 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Hansen Bros EnterprisesGrass ValleyMar 18, 2022Planned2 citations$700
Clearlake Lava IncLower LakeDec 21, 2017Planned3 citations$525
Archdiocese Los Angeles Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary High SchoolMontebelloDec 15, 2016Accident3 citations$6,120
Vulcan Materials CompanyMadisonJun 3, 2016Accident7 citations 2 serious$33,900
Flying Turtle Cast Concrete Inc.ModestoSep 9, 2015Accident2 citations$600
Johnson Leathers CorporationSan FranciscoOct 9, 2014Complaint16 citations 2 serious$1,420
Heartland Steel Products West, LLCLodiOct 6, 2014Planned7 citations$1,100
Consolidated Precision ProductsPort HuenemeMar 26, 2014Planned2 citations$300
Allied Defense Recycling LLC (Adr)VallejoApr 25, 2011Unprogrammed related7 citations 1 serious$2,800
Home DepotCarsonApr 13, 2011Complaint5 citations$225
Suntea, Inc. dba Maxwell Classic CleanersLarkspurJan 7, 2011Planned14 citations$3,930
Norm's RestaurantTorranceNov 16, 2010Accident2 citations$1,000
CA Dept of Parks and RecreationFort BraggFeb 3, 2010Complaint4 citations 4 serious$13,500
Duralum Products IncSacramentoMar 24, 2009Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,900
Newstar Fresh Foods LLCSalinasMay 28, 2008Planned6 citations$785
The Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of CaliforniaBakersfieldApr 21, 2008Complaint20 citations 1 serious$18,780
Papa Cantella's IncVernonMar 5, 2008Planned3 citations$625
Randall International, LLCCarlsbadFeb 14, 2008Complaint27 citations 2 serious$10,800
Adams & Brooks IncLos AngelesFeb 13, 2008Planned7 citations 1 serious$3,250
Abercrombie & FitchConcordNov 7, 2007Complaint14 citations$1,125
Do-Cycle IncCoalingaSep 27, 2007Complaint9 citations 1 serious$2,890
Stapleton-Spence Packing CO, Rio Pluma DivGridleyAug 22, 2007Complaint8 citations 2 serious$4,770
Carlsbad Unified School DistrictCarlsbadJul 9, 2007Complaint10 citations$3,265
Maple Leaf Frozen BakeryOxnardMay 11, 2007Planned8 citations 3 serious$11,145
Mikailian Meat Products Inc.Santa ClaritaApr 11, 2007Planned2 citations$100
American Infrared Sauna CorpAnaheimFeb 15, 2007Planned25 citations 11 serious$47,590
Precision Technical Coatings CorpBerkeleyDec 14, 2005Complaint11 citations 1 serious$1,850
New Albertsons IncIrvineNov 9, 2005Planned7 citations$1,485
City of EurekaEurekaOct 6, 2005Planned10 citations$1,650
Master Halco CompanyLemon GroveApr 21, 2005Accident10 citations$6,870
San Francisco County JailSan BrunoMar 2, 2004Complaint18 citations 4 serious$8,850
Sora PowerRiversideSep 27, 2002Complaint13 citations 5 serious$6,060
Skansen KennelSebastopolSep 19, 2002Complaint4 citations$225
Albertson'sFairfaxSep 4, 2002Complaint2 citations$450
Edro Engineering, Inc.WalnutAug 23, 2002Accidentdeath 5 citations 1 serious$18,280
Sonoma County HiltonSanta RosaJun 12, 2002Complaint5 citations$900
Healdsburg Health & FitnessHealdsburgMay 13, 2002Complaint1 citation$75
Sacramento State UniversitySacramentoMar 14, 2002Complaint4 citations$300
Westmorland City Police DepartmentWestmorlandJan 8, 2002Complaint6 citations$1,900
Musco Olive Products, Inc.OrlandOct 18, 2001Planned11 citations 3 serious$13,950
H & K Fuel Injection, Inc.NorwalkJul 31, 2001Complaint11 citations 1 serious$1,725
Pic N SaveSan DiegoJun 29, 2001Complaint8 citations 1 serious$5,110
Color WorldLong BeachApr 23, 2001Complaint13 citations 1 serious$9,790
99 Only StoresLakewoodOct 31, 2000Complaint6 citations 1 serious$4,065
Americana Express Car WashAnaheimMay 18, 2000Complaint13 citations$1,625
Moon Custom Woodwork, Inc.VistaMay 10, 2000Planned10 citations 4 serious$6,600
Alman Furniture Company Inc.San BernardinoApr 10, 2000Complaint15 citations 6 serious$37,565
Framatic COLos AngelesMar 1, 2000Planned4 citations 2 serious$6,520

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 2340.27

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
American Infrared Sauna Corp125$47,5900Feb 15, 2007
Alman Furniture Company Inc.115$37,5650Apr 10, 2000
Vulcan Materials Company17$33,9000Jun 3, 2016
The Pep Boys Manny Moe & Jack of California120$18,7800Apr 21, 2008
Edro Engineering, Inc.15$18,2801Aug 23, 2002
Musco Olive Products, Inc.111$13,9500Oct 18, 2001
CA Dept of Parks and Recreation14$13,5000Feb 3, 2010
Maple Leaf Frozen Bakery18$11,1450May 11, 2007
Randall International, LLC127$10,8000Feb 14, 2008
Color World113$9,7900Apr 23, 2001
San Francisco County Jail118$8,8500Mar 2, 2004
Master Halco Company110$6,8700Apr 21, 2005
Moon Custom Woodwork, Inc.110$6,6000May 10, 2000
Framatic CO14$6,5200Mar 1, 2000
Archdiocese Los Angeles Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary High School13$6,1200Dec 15, 2016
Sora Power113$6,0600Sep 27, 2002
Pic N Save18$5,1100Jun 29, 2001
Stapleton-Spence Packing CO, Rio Pluma Div18$4,7700Aug 22, 2007
99 Only Stores16$4,0650Oct 31, 2000
Suntea, Inc. dba Maxwell Classic Cleaners114$3,9300Jan 7, 2011

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2022112$7000
2017113$5250
20162210$40,0200
2015112$6000
20143325$2,8200
20113326$6,9550
2010226$14,5000
2009112$1,9000
20085563$34,2400
20077776$70,8850
20054438$11,8550
20041118$8,8500
20028840$28,1901
20014443$30,5750
20005548$56,3750

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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