Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 2940.13: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 2940.13 since 2000: 18 inspections, 27 citations, $272,018 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 2940.13 at a glance

Since 2000, 18 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 2940.13, 27 citations in all, 21 of them serious, carrying $272,018 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Utilities (9), Construction (5), Manufacturing (3).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (3), Imperial (2), Kern (2), Merced (2), San Bernardino (2), Contra Costa (1), Santa Clara (1), Sacramento (1), Orange (1), Monterey (1).

All inspections, newest first

18 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
San Diego Gas and ElectricEscondidoJun 5, 2026Accident3 citations 3 serious$75,000
Electric Power Systems International Inc.SloughhouseJul 7, 2025Accident3 citations 2 serious$26,000
Elite Automation & Electrical Services Inc.Santa Fe SpringsJun 13, 2025Accident3 citations 1 serious$22,215
Mojave Solar ProjectHinkleyMay 8, 2025Complaint6 citations 2 serious$16,233
Jellco Container IncAnaheimFeb 4, 2025Accident1 citation$200
R3 ContractorsLong BeachDec 23, 2024Accident2 citations 1 serious$16,575
Lockheed MartinSunnyvaleNov 12, 2024Accident4 citations 2 serious$37,460
Kem Power LLCLos BanosSep 26, 2024Accident4 citations 4 serious$36,223
Solv Energy, LLCLos BanosSep 26, 2024Unprogrammed related2 citations 2 serious$11,470
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.RichmondJun 5, 2024Accident6 citations$2,550
Deyoung Power Systems IncNorthridgeDec 21, 2023Accident4 citations 3 serious$3,976
Solv Energy, LLCStratfordSep 7, 2023Fatality or catastrophedeath 3 citations 3 serious$32,400
Northstar Energy Management, LLCRosamondJul 14, 2023Accident2 citations 1 serious$19,125
Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc.MojaveMar 24, 2023Accident3 citations 2 serious$25,500
Power Electronics USA, Inc.CalipatriaJan 13, 2022Accident8 citations 4 serious$60,480
First Solar, Inc.ParkfieldJun 13, 2019Unprogrammed related1 citation 1 serious$6,750
Tmeic CorporationCalexicoSep 26, 2018Accident4 citations 1 serious$19,200
Southern California EdisonRialtoJun 4, 2018Accident5 citations 4 serious$36,000

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 2940.13

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
San Diego Gas and Electric13$75,0000Jun 5, 2026
Power Electronics USA, Inc.18$60,4800Jan 13, 2022
Solv Energy, LLC25$43,8701Sep 26, 2024
Lockheed Martin14$37,4600Nov 12, 2024
Kem Power LLC14$36,2230Sep 26, 2024
Southern California Edison15$36,0000Jun 4, 2018
Electric Power Systems International Inc.13$26,0000Jul 7, 2025
Vestas-American Wind Technology Inc.13$25,5000Mar 24, 2023
Elite Automation & Electrical Services Inc.13$22,2150Jun 13, 2025
Tmeic Corporation14$19,2000Sep 26, 2018
Northstar Energy Management, LLC12$19,1250Jul 14, 2023
R3 Contractors12$16,5750Dec 23, 2024
Mojave Solar Project16$16,2330May 8, 2025
First Solar, Inc.11$6,7500Jun 13, 2019
Deyoung Power Systems Inc14$3,9760Dec 21, 2023
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.16$2,5500Jun 5, 2024
Jellco Container Inc11$2000Feb 4, 2025

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026113$75,0000
20254413$64,6480
20245518$104,2780
20234412$81,0011
2022118$60,4800
2019111$6,7500
2018229$55,2000

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).

An injury itself is a workers' compensation claim, handled separately from anything on this page. What this firm handles is the employment side: the retaliation, the firing after the injury report, the wage and hour problems that usually travel with an unsafe workplace. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

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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