Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 2940.1: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 2940.1 since 2000: 33 inspections, 36 citations, $202,005 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 2940.1 at a glance

Since 2000, 33 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 2940.1, 36 citations in all, 14 of them serious, carrying $202,005 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (13), Manufacturing (4), Transportation and Warehousing (4).

Where it is cited most: Orange (4), San Francisco (4), Santa Clara (3), Alameda (2), Kern (2), San Diego (2), San Mateo (2), Riverside (2), Contra Costa (2), Los Angeles (2).

All inspections, newest first

33 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Rick Hamm Construction, Inc.IrvineJan 7, 2025Accident2 citations 2 serious$19,575
Lockheed MartinSunnyvaleNov 12, 2024Accident4 citations 2 serious$37,460
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.RichmondJun 5, 2024Accident6 citations$2,550
Spreckels Sugar Company, Inc.BrawleyApr 12, 2024Accident5 citations 3 serious$41,295
Raytheon Integrated DefenseSan DiegoApr 12, 2024Accident5 citations 1 serious$11,400
Solv Energy, LLCStratfordSep 7, 2023Fatality or catastrophedeath 3 citations 3 serious$32,400
Kaiser Foundation HospitalsSan FranciscoOct 21, 2020Accident5 citations$4,000
City of RiversideRiversideJun 28, 2019Accident2 citations 2 serious$18,840
Par Electrical Contractors, Inc.Santa CruzJun 24, 2019Accident2 citations$20,000
Southern California EdisonPalm SpringsApr 9, 2019Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Garney Pacific Inc.San JoseJan 30, 2019Planned1 citation$1,125
Tmeic CorporationCalexicoSep 26, 2018Accident4 citations 1 serious$19,200
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictSan FranciscoJun 27, 2018Complaint7 citations 2 serious$15,050
Herman Weissker IncBoronJan 19, 2018Fatality or catastrophedeath 2 citations 1 serious$18,935
Subsurface Electric, Inc.San ClementeDec 4, 2017Accident5 citations 2 serious$15,640
Bay Area Tree SpecialistsBurlingameDec 29, 2016Referral3 citations$480
Hirsch Electric IncHidden HillsJul 13, 2016Accident4 citations 2 serious$13,225
Next Era Energy ResourcesHinkleyJan 27, 2016Accident3 citations$18,000
Covanta Energy CorporationLong BeachApr 2, 2015Accident4 citations$15,125
Duenkel Electric Inc. dba D-ElectricSan JoseJan 21, 2015Accident2 citations$400
Sierra Pacific IndustriesCorningJun 9, 2014Accident3 citations$840
Cam Contractors, IncHuntington BeachSep 30, 2013Accidentdeath 9 citations 7 serious$97,810
Walter C Smith Company IncFremontNov 9, 2011Unprogrammed related2 citations 1 serious$2,450
Con-Quest Contractors, IncFremontNov 9, 2011Unprogrammed related1 citation0
James Swofford dba Swofford ElectricHuntington BeachFeb 25, 2010Accident4 citations 2 serious$12,060
Southern California EdisonWestminsterJun 16, 2009Accident3 citations$1,050
State of California, Department of Water ResourcesHighlandJun 27, 2008Accident4 citations$2,700
Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictDaly CityJan 30, 2008Complaint5 citations 2 serious$6,750
Sf-Muni RailwaySan FranciscoSep 16, 2004Accident3 citations 2 serious$21,500
Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictSan FranciscoSep 25, 2003Complaint7 citations$1,010
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoragaJul 15, 2003Unprogrammed related6 citations$7,125
Alstom Power Inc.McKittrickJul 1, 2003Accidentdeath 3 citations$6,000
Wadam Energy Corp.WilliamsJan 9, 2002Accident1 citation$3,600

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 2940.1

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Cam Contractors, Inc19$97,8101Sep 30, 2013
Spreckels Sugar Company, Inc.15$41,2950Apr 12, 2024
Lockheed Martin14$37,4600Nov 12, 2024
Solv Energy, LLC13$32,4001Sep 7, 2023
Sf-Muni Railway13$21,5000Sep 16, 2004
Par Electrical Contractors, Inc.12$20,0000Jun 24, 2019
Rick Hamm Construction, Inc.12$19,5750Jan 7, 2025
Tmeic Corporation14$19,2000Sep 26, 2018
Southern California Edison24$19,0500Apr 9, 2019
Herman Weissker Inc12$18,9351Jan 19, 2018
City of Riverside12$18,8400Jun 28, 2019
Next Era Energy Resources13$18,0000Jan 27, 2016
Subsurface Electric, Inc.15$15,6400Dec 4, 2017
Covanta Energy Corporation14$15,1250Apr 2, 2015
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District17$15,0500Jun 27, 2018
Hirsch Electric Inc14$13,2250Jul 13, 2016
James Swofford dba Swofford Electric14$12,0600Feb 25, 2010
Raytheon Integrated Defense15$11,4000Apr 12, 2024
Bay Area Rapid Transit District212$7,7600Jan 30, 2008
Saint Mary's College of California16$7,1250Jul 15, 2003

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025112$19,5750
20244420$92,7050
2023113$32,4001
2020115$4,0000
2019446$57,9650
20183313$53,1851
2017115$15,6400
20163310$31,7050
2015226$15,5250
2014113$8400
2013119$97,8101
2011223$2,4500
2010114$12,0600
2009113$1,0500
2008229$9,4500
2004113$21,5000
20033316$14,1351
2002111$3,6000

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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