Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 2375.18: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 2375.18 since 2000: 26 inspections, 26 citations, $4,955 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 2375.18 at a glance

Since 2000, 26 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 2375.18, 26 citations in all, 2 of them serious, carrying $4,955 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (15), (4), Construction (3).

Where it is cited most: Shasta (4), Butte (3), Alameda (2), Sutter (2), Santa Clara (2), Glenn (2), San Bernardino (1), Mendocino (1), Tehama (1), Modoc (1).

All inspections, newest first

26 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Northern Aggregates IncWillitsApr 28, 2014Planned4 citations$765
Syar Industries IncNapaMar 17, 2014Accident4 citations$2,060
Vong Farms LLCSan MartinAug 28, 2013Planned13 citations 5 serious$6,135
Jerome Richardson PaintingBerkeleySep 6, 2012Complaint8 citations$1,260
Kernen ConstructionBlue LakeSep 5, 2007Planned1 citation$465
O'Sullivan Construction & Building, Inc.Daly CityAug 24, 2007Complaint1 citation$100
Kino Aggregates IncMarysvilleAug 10, 2007Complaint11 citations$2,225
JF Shea Construction Inc dba Fawndale Rock&asphaltReddingDec 20, 2006Planned3 citations$300
Eagle Peak Rock & Paving IncAlturasOct 24, 2006Planned2 citations$310
Hat Creek Construction & Materials IncBurneyAug 9, 2006Planned4 citations$435
Martin Marietta Materials IncOrovilleJun 22, 2006Planned2 citations$110
XU Hong HuangGilroyJun 15, 2006Planned7 citations 1 serious$1,100
Tullis Inc dba Cottonwood Creek Sand & GravelCottonwoodJun 1, 2006Planned1 citation0
Bihlman Butte Rock IncLive OakMay 24, 2006Planned2 citations$185
Butte Sand and GravelSutterApr 12, 2006Planned4 citations$250
Granite Construction CompanyOrovilleApr 6, 2006Planned2 citations$375
Orland Sand and Gravel CorporationOrlandFeb 28, 2006Planned10 citations$2,410
Baldwin Contracting Company IncOrlandJan 25, 2006Planned2 citations0
American Fence CompanyPerrisNov 17, 2004Complaint3 citations$1,500
Sausd dba Sierra Intermediate SchoolSanta AnaJul 21, 2004Complaint1 citation$300
Stimpel-Wiebelhaus Associates IncReddingJan 7, 2004Planned2 citations0
Vip Airport ParkingOaklandMay 16, 2003Complaint8 citations$1,675
Duke Sherwood Contracting IncOrovilleNov 30, 2001Planned1 citation0
Ritter ConstructionMontereyMar 22, 2001Planned4 citations 2 serious$2,775
Mountain Gate Limestone Quarry IncReddingMar 8, 2001Planned4 citations$150
Edward NakamaMontclairApr 25, 2000Planned3 citations$405

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 2375.18

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Vong Farms LLC113$6,1350Aug 28, 2013
Ritter Construction14$2,7750Mar 22, 2001
Orland Sand and Gravel Corporation110$2,4100Feb 28, 2006
Kino Aggregates Inc111$2,2250Aug 10, 2007
Syar Industries Inc14$2,0600Mar 17, 2014
Vip Airport Parking18$1,6750May 16, 2003
American Fence Company13$1,5000Nov 17, 2004
Jerome Richardson Painting18$1,2600Sep 6, 2012
XU Hong Huang17$1,1000Jun 15, 2006
Northern Aggregates Inc14$7650Apr 28, 2014
Kernen Construction11$4650Sep 5, 2007
Hat Creek Construction & Materials Inc14$4350Aug 9, 2006
Edward Nakama13$4050Apr 25, 2000
Granite Construction Company12$3750Apr 6, 2006
Eagle Peak Rock & Paving Inc12$3100Oct 24, 2006
JF Shea Construction Inc dba Fawndale Rock&asphalt13$3000Dec 20, 2006
Sausd dba Sierra Intermediate School11$3000Jul 21, 2004
Butte Sand and Gravel14$2500Apr 12, 2006
Bihlman Butte Rock Inc12$1850May 24, 2006
Mountain Gate Limestone Quarry Inc14$1500Mar 8, 2001

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2014228$2,8250
20131113$6,1350
2012118$1,2600
20073313$2,7900
2006111139$5,4750
2004336$1,8000
2003118$1,6750
2001339$2,9250
2000113$4050

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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