Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 2944: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 2944 since 2000: 40 inspections, 52 citations, $306,005 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 2944 at a glance

Since 2000, 40 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 2944, 52 citations in all, 22 of them serious, carrying $306,005 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Utilities (10), Transportation and Warehousing (9), (6).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (10), Alameda (5), Contra Costa (4), San Francisco (4), San Diego (3), Imperial (3), San Bernardino (2), San Mateo (2), Santa Clara (2), Ventura (1).

All inspections, newest first

40 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.RichmondJun 5, 2024Accident6 citations$2,550
Molen Services Inc.OcotilloOct 5, 2022Accident4 citations 1 serious$8,515
Power Electronics USA, Inc.CalipatriaJan 13, 2022Accident8 citations 4 serious$60,480
General Dynamics NasscoSan DiegoJan 24, 2020Accident4 citations 2 serious$36,425
Los Angeles Department of Water and PowerMission HillsNov 26, 2018Accident5 citations 2 serious$43,900
General Dynamics NasscoSan DiegoJan 10, 2017Accident3 citations 1 serious$10,750
Electrical Systems Engineering CompanyLos AngelesMay 3, 2016Accident3 citations 1 serious$14,210
Next Era Energy ResourcesHinkleyJan 27, 2016Accident3 citations$18,000
La City Water & PowerLos AngelesJun 17, 2015Complaint1 citation$1,125
Tesla Motors, Inc.FremontDec 8, 2014Accident7 citations 4 serious$40,400
Sierra Pacific IndustriesCorningJun 9, 2014Accident3 citations$840
La City Water & PowerLos AngelesMar 12, 2014Accident2 citations 1 serious$23,500
Applied Power Systems, Inc.San JoseDec 18, 2013Accident5 citations 4 serious$30,305
Ch2m Hill Engineers, Inc.San JoseDec 18, 2013Unprogrammed related2 citations 1 serious$8,750
Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictWalnut CreekOct 19, 2013Accident2 deaths 3 citations 1 serious 1 willful$95,000
Myers Power Products, Inc.CamarilloMar 16, 2013Accident8 citations 2 serious$25,905
Dignity HealthBakersfieldMar 15, 2013Accident3 citations 3 serious$36,000
La City Water & Power-ScattergoodPlaya del ReyAug 14, 2012Complaint2 citations 1 serious$21,375
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictConcordJan 10, 2012Complaint2 citations$635
Alameda County General Services AgencyDublinSep 7, 2011Accident5 citations 4 serious$19,455
Restec Contractors, Inc.BerkeleyJun 1, 2011Unprogrammed related1 citation0
Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictBerkeleyMay 2, 2011Complaint1 citation$1,000
La County MTALos AngelesApr 13, 2011Accident1 citation 1 serious$1,125
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictRichmondOct 5, 2010Complaint3 citations 1 serious 1 willful$41,715
SF Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictSan LeandroJun 3, 2010Complaint2 citations 2 willful0
State of California, Department of Water ResourcesHighlandJun 27, 2008Accident4 citations$2,700
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanyDaly CityJun 3, 2008Accident4 citations 1 serious$4,440
Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictDaly CityJan 30, 2008Complaint5 citations 2 serious$6,750
Ormat Nevada IncHoltvilleOct 24, 2007Accidentdeath 4 citations 3 serious$29,500
Pacific Gas and Electric CompanySan FranciscoSep 14, 2007Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Southern California EdisonMoreno ValleyNov 7, 2006Accident2 citations$300
Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictSan FranciscoMay 5, 2005Complaint3 citations$935
Bay Area Rapid Transit DistrictSan FranciscoSep 25, 2003Complaint7 citations$1,010
Southern California EdisonVisaliaMay 29, 2003Accident1 citation$1,125
La City Water & PowerLos AngelesFeb 8, 2002Accident2 citations 1 serious$3,750
La City Water & PowerLos AngelesFeb 8, 2002Accident2 citations 1 serious$1,125
Total-Western, Inc.Long BeachOct 12, 2001Accidentdeath 2 citations$7,375
Mechanical Insulation ServicesSan FranciscoAug 3, 2000Accidentdeath 6 citations 1 serious$1,100
Rmi Utility ServicesVernonJul 19, 2000Accident2 citations$700
San Diego Gas and ElectricSan DiegoJan 14, 2000Accident1 citation 1 serious$22,500

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 2944

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Bay Area Rapid Transit District519$104,6952Oct 19, 2013
Power Electronics USA, Inc.18$60,4800Jan 13, 2022
General Dynamics Nassco27$47,1750Jan 24, 2020
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power15$43,9000Nov 26, 2018
San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District25$42,3500Jan 10, 2012
Tesla Motors, Inc.17$40,4000Dec 8, 2014
Dignity Health13$36,0000Mar 15, 2013
Applied Power Systems, Inc.15$30,3050Dec 18, 2013
La City Water & Power47$29,5000Jun 17, 2015
Ormat Nevada Inc14$29,5001Oct 24, 2007
Myers Power Products, Inc.18$25,9050Mar 16, 2013
San Diego Gas and Electric11$22,5000Jan 14, 2000
Pacific Gas and Electric Company25$22,4400Jun 3, 2008
La City Water & Power-Scattergood12$21,3750Aug 14, 2012
Alameda County General Services Agency15$19,4550Sep 7, 2011
Next Era Energy Resources13$18,0000Jan 27, 2016
Electrical Systems Engineering Company13$14,2100May 3, 2016
Ch2m Hill Engineers, Inc.12$8,7500Dec 18, 2013
Molen Services Inc.14$8,5150Oct 5, 2022
Total-Western, Inc.12$7,3751Oct 12, 2001

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024116$2,5500
20222212$68,9950
2020114$36,4250
2018115$43,9000
2017113$10,7500
2016226$32,2100
2015111$1,1250
20143312$64,7400
20135521$195,9602
2012224$22,0100
2011448$21,5800
2010225$41,7150
20083313$13,8900
2007225$47,5001
2006112$3000
2005113$9350
2003228$2,1350
2002224$4,8750
2001112$7,3751
2000339$24,3001

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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