Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 2540.2: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 2540.2 since 2000: 27 inspections, 28 citations, $44,670 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 2540.2 at a glance

Since 2000, 27 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 2540.2, 28 citations in all, 10 of them serious, carrying $44,670 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are (8), Manufacturing (8), Wholesale Trade (4).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (7), San Diego (4), San Bernardino (3), Orange (2), El Dorado (2), Alameda (2), Contra Costa (1), Glenn (1), San Francisco (1), San Mateo (1).

All inspections, newest first

27 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Steve Wills Trucking & Logging, LLCOrlandJul 26, 2021Accident3 citations 1 serious$13,800
Granite Petroleum, Inc.El Dorado HillsFeb 13, 2020Complaint7 citations 1 serious$8,100
Discovery Hydrovac, LLCEl Dorado HillsFeb 13, 2020Unprogrammed related6 citations$1,635
Shar-Craft, Inc.ShafterJan 7, 2014Accident17 citations 3 serious 1 willful$38,000
Corn Maiden Foods Inc.Harbor CityApr 4, 2013Accident5 citations 2 serious$14,375
Pecoraro, Inc.San FranciscoMar 18, 2010Referral2 citations$150
Custom Alloy Scrap Sales, IncorporatedOaklandAug 28, 2009Accident9 citations 3 serious$24,975
Valero Wilmington Asphalt PlantWilmingtonJun 20, 2008Accident5 citations$15,180
Incline PaintingAliso ViejoDec 27, 2007Accident6 citations 2 serious$1,380
B and C Nutritional ProductsVistaFeb 13, 2007Accident9 citations 1 serious$5,125
Enclosures Engineering, Inc.FremontNov 22, 2005Referral5 citations$1,390
Egea Biosiences LLCSan DiegoAug 15, 2005Complaint9 citations$1,500
Pick Your Part Auto WreckingChula VistaMay 4, 2005Accident17 citations 2 serious$9,000
Hi-Shear Technology CorpTorranceDec 16, 2004Accident5 citations 5 serious$12,960
DelimexSan DiegoJan 12, 2004Planned14 citations 1 serious$16,745
Biocell Laboratories IncRancho DominguezNov 12, 2003Complaint4 citations 1 serious$2,100
Alfa KleenSan Luis ObispoAug 25, 2003Complaint5 citations$200
Tibban Tanks, IncAdelantoAug 7, 2003Accident11 citations 3 serious$21,910
Vanlaw Food ProductsFullertonApr 16, 2003Unprogrammed related13 citations 5 serious$7,335
Decker ElectricMountain ViewJan 30, 2002Accident3 citations$700
Whittier Auto CraftWhittierAug 9, 2001Unprogrammed related1 citation$225
Albertson'sSan BrunoNov 16, 2000Complaint4 citations$1,720
Mba Polymers, Inc.RichmondOct 26, 2000Accidentdeath 15 citations 7 serious$70,250
Performance Silicones, Inc.ChinoApr 27, 2000Complaint5 citations 1 serious$1,725
Alman Furniture Company Inc.San BernardinoApr 10, 2000Complaint15 citations 6 serious$37,565
Francisco Fernandez dba F. FernandezLos AngelesMar 22, 2000Planned17 citations 13 serious$8,840
Equilon Enterprises, LLCWilmingtonMar 20, 2000Complaint11 citations 2 serious$7,100

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 2540.2

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Mba Polymers, Inc.115$70,2501Oct 26, 2000
Shar-Craft, Inc.117$38,0000Jan 7, 2014
Alman Furniture Company Inc.115$37,5650Apr 10, 2000
Custom Alloy Scrap Sales, Incorporated19$24,9750Aug 28, 2009
Tibban Tanks, Inc111$21,9100Aug 7, 2003
Delimex114$16,7450Jan 12, 2004
Valero Wilmington Asphalt Plant15$15,1800Jun 20, 2008
Corn Maiden Foods Inc.15$14,3750Apr 4, 2013
Steve Wills Trucking & Logging, LLC13$13,8000Jul 26, 2021
Hi-Shear Technology Corp15$12,9600Dec 16, 2004
Pick Your Part Auto Wrecking117$9,0000May 4, 2005
Francisco Fernandez dba F. Fernandez117$8,8400Mar 22, 2000
Granite Petroleum, Inc.17$8,1000Feb 13, 2020
Vanlaw Food Products113$7,3350Apr 16, 2003
Equilon Enterprises, LLC111$7,1000Mar 20, 2000
B and C Nutritional Products19$5,1250Feb 13, 2007
Biocell Laboratories Inc14$2,1000Nov 12, 2003
Performance Silicones, Inc.15$1,7250Apr 27, 2000
Albertson's14$1,7200Nov 16, 2000
Discovery Hydrovac, LLC16$1,6350Feb 13, 2020

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2021113$13,8000
20202213$9,7350
20141117$38,0000
2013115$14,3750
2010112$1500
2009119$24,9750
2008115$15,1800
20072215$6,5050
20053331$11,8900
20042219$29,7050
20034433$31,5450
2002113$7000
2001111$2250
20006667$127,2001

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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