Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 2941: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 2941 since 2000: 40 inspections, 46 citations, $404,465 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 2941 at a glance

Since 2000, 40 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 2941, 46 citations in all, 35 of them serious, carrying $404,465 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (17), Utilities (14), (7).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (11), San Diego (5), Kern (3), San Bernardino (3), Ventura (2), Tulare (2), Madera (1), Siskiyou (1), Orange (1), Alameda (1).

All inspections, newest first

40 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Department of Water and Power of the City of Los AngelesLos AngelesMar 13, 2023Accident3 citations$2,550
Outsource Utility Contractor CorpBakersfieldSep 30, 2022Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Southern California EdisonInglewoodFeb 11, 2022Accident2 citations 2 serious$18,765
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.PiruFeb 4, 2021Accident2 citations$700
Diversified Utility Services IncSan BernardinoJul 22, 2020Fatality or catastrophedeath 4 citations 2 serious$38,060
Los Angeles Department of Water and PowerTarzanaApr 1, 2020Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
City of Palo AltoPalo AltoNov 16, 2019Fatality or catastrophedeath 6 citations 6 serious$68,175
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.Pico RiveraOct 8, 2019Accident1 citation$600
Herman Weissker IncBoronJan 19, 2018Fatality or catastrophedeath 2 citations 1 serious$18,935
Hampton Tedder ElectricDowneyMay 18, 2017Accident4 citations 4 serious$26,100
Diversified Utility Services IncEscondidoOct 27, 2016Accident3 citations 1 serious$25,420
City of Anaheim Public UtilitiesAnaheimOct 19, 2016Accident4 citations 2 serious$25,955
San Diego Gas and ElectricSan DiegoSep 3, 2015Fatality or catastrophedeath 3 citations 3 serious$36,000
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.SanteeAug 7, 2015Accident3 citations 2 serious$5,000
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and PowerEncinoAug 28, 2014Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
La City Water & PowerLos AngelesFeb 21, 2014Accident2 citations 1 serious$18,750
Southern California EdisonBlytheAug 22, 2012Accident3 citations 1 serious$8,935
P G & ENorth ForkApr 15, 2011Accident2 citations 2 serious$18,675
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyDanvilleOct 4, 2010Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Southern California EdisonTujungaSep 29, 2009Accident1 citation 1 serious$2,700
Diversifed Utility Services IncSan ClementeSep 23, 2009Accidentdeath 3 citations 2 serious$15,000
P G & EFresnoMay 7, 2009Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyDaly CityJun 3, 2008Accident4 citations 1 serious$4,440
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyCoolJan 11, 2008Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$10,000
Southern California EdisonDaggettFeb 22, 2007Accident2 citations 1 serious$2,700
P G & EBakersfieldJan 11, 2007Accident1 citation 1 serious$6,750
Pouk & Steinle IncVictorvilleAug 2, 2005Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Pacific Corp. dba Pacific Power & LightMacdoelMar 24, 2005Accident1 citation$600
La City Water & PowerLos AngelesAug 26, 2004Accident1 citation$600
Hotline ConstructionVenturaJan 20, 2004Accident2 citations 2 serious$4,950
Mountain Power Construction CompanyOnoOct 2, 2003Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$2,700
International Line Builders, Inc.Los BanosSep 9, 2003Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$5,000
Diversified Utility Services IncTulareJul 16, 2003Accident2 citations 1 serious$14,060
La City DWPNorth HollywoodJul 25, 2002Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Sacramento Municiple Utility DistrictSacramentoDec 19, 2001Accident4 citations 3 serious$18,000
Irby Construction, Inc.Bermuda DunesFeb 7, 2001Accident2 citations 2 serious$5,000
Pouk & Steinle IncLemon CoveDec 5, 2000Accidentdeath 1 citation$800
Automatic Fire Sprinklers, IncOaklandNov 6, 2000Unprogrammed related3 citations$900
Southern California EdisonValenciaOct 18, 2000Accident2 citations$1,125
Sturgeon Electric CO IncEl CajonJun 30, 2000Accidentdeath 2 citations 1 serious$9,075

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 2941

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Diversified Utility Services Inc39$77,5401Jul 22, 2020
City of Palo Alto16$68,1751Nov 16, 2019
P G & E34$43,4250Apr 15, 2011
San Diego Gas and Electric13$36,0001Sep 3, 2015
Southern California Edison510$34,2250Feb 11, 2022
Pacific Gas and Electric Company36$32,4401Oct 4, 2010
Hampton Tedder Electric14$26,1000May 18, 2017
City of Anaheim Public Utilities14$25,9550Oct 19, 2016
La City Water & Power23$19,3500Feb 21, 2014
Herman Weissker Inc12$18,9351Jan 19, 2018
Pouk & Steinle Inc22$18,8002Aug 2, 2005
Sacramento Municiple Utility District14$18,0000Dec 19, 2001
La City DWP11$18,0000Jul 25, 2002
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power11$18,0000Apr 1, 2020
City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power11$18,0000Aug 28, 2014
Outsource Utility Contractor Corp11$18,0000Sep 30, 2022
Diversifed Utility Services Inc13$15,0001Sep 23, 2009
Sturgeon Electric CO Inc12$9,0751Jun 30, 2000
Henkels & McCoy, Inc.36$6,3000Feb 4, 2021
Irby Construction, Inc.12$5,0000Feb 7, 2001

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2023113$2,5500
2022223$36,7650
2021112$7000
2020225$56,0601
2019227$68,7751
2018112$18,9351
2017114$26,1000
2016227$51,3750
2015226$41,0001
2014223$36,7500
2012113$8,9350
2011112$18,6750
2010111$18,0000
2009335$35,7001
2008225$14,4401
2007223$9,4500
2005222$18,6001
2004223$5,5500
2003334$21,7602
2002111$18,0000
2001226$23,0000
2000448$11,9002

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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