Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 2948: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 2948 since 2000: 41 inspections, 41 citations, $46,320 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 2948 at a glance

Since 2000, 41 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 2948, 41 citations in all, 4 of them serious, carrying $46,320 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (28), (6), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (24), Alameda (3), Santa Barbara (1), Calaveras (1), Ventura (1), San Mateo (1), San Diego (1), Madera (1), Orange (1), San Francisco (1).

All inspections, newest first

41 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Marques General Engineering Inc.DixonJun 29, 2022Complaint2 citations$6,750
Pitman Family FarmsChowchillaJul 25, 2019Fatality or catastrophedeath 5 citations 3 serious 2 repeat$50,215
Tennyson Electric, Inc.Redwood CityNov 22, 2018Complaint4 citations 1 serious$3,300
Allied Construction Builders, Inc.CampbellOct 22, 2018Accident7 citations 2 serious$41,815
City of ModestoModestoApr 9, 2018Fatality or catastrophedeath 4 citations 3 serious$23,550
Blue Sun Engineered Metal Systems, Inc.AltavilleFeb 22, 2018Accident4 citations 1 serious$11,010
A.V.E. Sheet Metal & Rain Gutters, Inc.San GabrielSep 26, 2017Accident9 citations 3 serious$31,485
Sunquest General Engineering, Inc.SoledadJul 14, 2017Unprogrammed related5 citations 1 serious$5,660
Mida Industries, Inc.FremontAug 17, 2015Unprogrammed related3 citations$1,125
Eisenmann CorporationFremontAug 17, 2015Unprogrammed related2 citations$750
M & W Pumps, Inc.Santa MariaJun 6, 2015Fatality or catastrophedeath 6 citations 2 serious$16,895
J R M ConstructionLos AngelesFeb 18, 2015Unprogrammed related10 citations 2 serious$10,766
1180 W. 36 Place Holdings, LLC and OR John FowlerLos AngelesFeb 18, 2015Fatality or catastrophedeath 5 citations 1 serious$5,300
Five Star Plastering Inc.Mission ViejoJul 17, 2014Accidentdeath 6 citations 5 serious 1 willful$164,275
JMB Construction, Inc.NovatoApr 28, 2009Accidentdeath 6 citations 3 serious$25,200
Family L PlasteringLos AngelesAug 18, 2008Accident5 citations 1 serious$12,750
Amg & Associates, Inc.Culver CityAug 18, 2008Unprogrammed related3 citations 1 serious$2,100
Isaac Mizrahi Owner-BuilderLos AngelesJan 24, 2008Complaint3 citations0
2123 Beverwil Dr LLCLos AngelesOct 5, 2007Unprogrammed related7 citations 2 serious$3,600
Budget Home Remodeling & DesignLos AngelesOct 5, 2007Complaint2 citations$695
Ultimate BuildersParamountMar 2, 2005Accident3 citations$4,500
Rm3 BuildersParamountMar 2, 2005Unprogrammed related3 citations$3,000
Rusty Cours Concrete Pumping Inc dbaParamountMar 2, 2005Unprogrammed related3 citations$1,305
Hermosa HomesEscondidoApr 16, 2004Unprogrammed related1 citation 1 serious$4,050
Scharff Construction IncLos AngelesMar 15, 2004Unprogrammed related4 citations 1 serious$3,800
Kibo GroupBrentwoodMar 5, 2004Complaint4 citations 1 serious$1,175
R B Fence COSanta MoniMar 1, 2004Unprogrammed related4 citations 1 serious$2,700
Palisades Development GroupSanta MoniFeb 18, 2004Complaint2 citations 1 serious$1,925
Nada Pacific CorporationCastro ValleyMay 1, 2003Complaint2 citations 1 serious$2,775
Rodeo FarmsMoorparkMar 18, 2003Accidentdeath 4 citations 2 serious$9,595
Hbi ConstructionLos AngelesFeb 7, 2003Complaint3 citations 1 serious$1,500
Bragg Crane ServiceSanta Fe SpringsJan 16, 2003Complaint3 citations 1 serious$2,350
M & M & M Plastering Corp.Los AngelesJul 19, 2002Unprogrammed related6 citations 2 serious$5,625
Westside ManagementLos AngelesJul 16, 2002Complaint4 citations$960
La Signal Inc.DowneyApr 19, 2002Accidentdeath 5 citations 2 serious$16,200
Far Signs IncLos AngelesOct 30, 2001Accident3 citations 2 serious$3,650
Dirk Kisiel Construction, Inc.Los AngelesAug 30, 2001Complaint7 citations 2 serious$3,450
West Hills Crest, LLCLos AngelesAug 30, 2001Unprogrammed related1 citation$175
Growers Choice, Inc.StocktonFeb 9, 2001Accidentdeath 4 citations 1 serious$6,185
M. Liu's Construction CO, Inc.San FranciscoAug 17, 2000Complaint35 citations 14 serious$3,935
Twentieth Century Fox TelevisionLos AngelesJul 31, 2000Accidentdeath 7 citations 3 serious$28,900

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 2948

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Five Star Plastering Inc.16$164,2751Jul 17, 2014
Pitman Family Farms15$50,2151Jul 25, 2019
Allied Construction Builders, Inc.17$41,8150Oct 22, 2018
A.V.E. Sheet Metal & Rain Gutters, Inc.19$31,4850Sep 26, 2017
Twentieth Century Fox Television17$28,9001Jul 31, 2000
JMB Construction, Inc.16$25,2001Apr 28, 2009
City of Modesto14$23,5501Apr 9, 2018
M & W Pumps, Inc.16$16,8951Jun 6, 2015
La Signal Inc.15$16,2001Apr 19, 2002
Family L Plastering15$12,7500Aug 18, 2008
Blue Sun Engineered Metal Systems, Inc.14$11,0100Feb 22, 2018
J R M Construction110$10,7660Feb 18, 2015
Rodeo Farms14$9,5951Mar 18, 2003
Marques General Engineering Inc.12$6,7500Jun 29, 2022
Growers Choice, Inc.14$6,1851Feb 9, 2001
Sunquest General Engineering, Inc.15$5,6600Jul 14, 2017
M & M & M Plastering Corp.16$5,6250Jul 19, 2002
1180 W. 36 Place Holdings, LLC and OR John Fowler15$5,3001Feb 18, 2015
Ultimate Builders13$4,5000Mar 2, 2005
Hermosa Homes11$4,0500Apr 16, 2004

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2022112$6,7500
2019115$50,2151
20184419$79,6751
20172214$37,1450
20155526$34,8362
2014116$164,2751
2009116$25,2001
20083311$14,8500
2007229$4,2950
2005339$8,8050
20045515$13,6500
20034412$16,2201
20023315$22,7851
20014415$13,4601
20002242$32,8351

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.

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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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