Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 3228: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 3228 since 2000: 40 inspections, 40 citations, $27,675 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 3228 at a glance

Since 2000, 40 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 3228, 40 citations in all, 3 of them serious, carrying $27,675 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (15), (6), Wholesale Trade (3).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (13), Orange (6), San Francisco (3), Fresno (3), Sacramento (2), Alameda (2), Monterey (2), San Bernardino (2), San Mateo (1), Riverside (1).

All inspections, newest first

40 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Allied Feather & Down Corp.MontebelloDec 15, 2025Accident3 citations 2 serious$24,350
Aaa Awnings, IncGarden GroveSep 17, 2025Planned4 citations 2 serious$3,430
JLP Manufacturing Inc.MontclairSep 3, 2025Planned6 citations$1,150
California Wood Custom SolutionsChinoSep 23, 2024Planned3 citations$615
Butler Amusements Inc.King CityMay 17, 2024Accident4 citations 2 serious$24,415
Cargill, Inc.FresnoOct 25, 2023Planned4 citations 2 serious$9,070
Bertolotti Disposal Inc.ModestoSep 20, 2023Planned7 citations 1 serious$5,535
Doreva Produce Company, Inc.LivingstonFeb 1, 2023Planned9 citations 4 serious$19,030
Fresno Foods, LLCFresnoSep 21, 2022Complaint2 citations$1,600
Palace EntertainmentSan DimasSep 16, 2022Complaint4 citations$1,950
Ebs Concrete, IncCoronaJun 28, 2022Accident3 citations$1,850
American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.Garden GroveAug 27, 2020Planned12 citations 6 serious$12,025
Blackwidow LLCLos AngelesOct 29, 2019Planned7 citations 3 serious$2,995
Coastal Innovative Products, Inc.OrangeOct 17, 2019Planned9 citations 4 serious$2,330
SKY Rider Equipment Company, Inc.AnaheimJul 26, 2019Planned6 citations$2,920
Alpha Aluminum Products, Inc.AnaheimApr 5, 2019Planned6 citations 2 serious$4,350
Greenfield Organix 4th St.GreenfieldFeb 21, 2019Complaint7 citations$1,500
Inframark, Inc.Mountain HouseJul 26, 2018Accident2 citations$900
Scott Lamp CO., Inc.FairfieldJul 20, 2017Planned21 citations 8 serious$24,215
Charles Drew University of Medicine and ScienceLos AngelesJun 16, 2015Complaint1 citation0
Service BY MedallionPleasantonJan 9, 2014Complaint4 citations$1,870
Zonneveld Dairies, Inc.LatonAug 17, 2011Accident5 citations 3 serious$13,415
CA Pipe&tube Bending Corpdbaazusa Pipe&tube BendinAzusaApr 19, 2010Complaint2 citations$260
Sf-Dpw-Asphalt PlantSan FranciscoAug 28, 2008Accident3 citations$970
Meineke Car Care CenterSacramentoAug 15, 2007Complaint10 citations$1,925
Primary SteelSanta Fe SpringsDec 28, 2006Complaint3 citations$975
MidasSaugusSep 25, 2006Complaint4 citations$785
Jadoo Power SystemsFolsomMay 18, 2006Complaint3 citations$960
CA CorrectionsAvenalMar 30, 2006Complaint3 citations$1,480
The DragonBellMar 3, 2006Planned8 citations 2 serious$3,660
Custom Cabinets & Counter TopsSan FranciscoMar 29, 2005Planned27 citations 10 serious$14,810
Speedy CashGardenaJul 11, 2003Complaint2 citations$1,870
Johnson ControlsFullertonJul 9, 2003Unprogrammed related3 citations 1 serious$19,250
Natural Oils International, Inc.ArletaApr 11, 2002Accident4 citations$950
Flowers Vineyard & WineryCazaderoJul 2, 2001Accident4 citations$1,150
Discount FabricSan FranciscoNov 13, 2000Complaint6 citations$225
Tutor-Saliba CorporationSouth San FranciscoNov 7, 2000Accident1 citation0
Francisco Fernandez dba F. FernandezLos AngelesMar 22, 2000Planned18 citations 12 serious$7,960
Julio's Fashion Inc.Los AngelesMar 10, 2000Programmed related5 citations$625
Gevorg Aroutionian dba G & E FashionVeniceFeb 29, 2000Programmed related4 citations 1 serious$6,325

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 3228

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Butler Amusements Inc.14$24,4150May 17, 2024
Allied Feather & Down Corp.13$24,3500Dec 15, 2025
Scott Lamp CO., Inc.121$24,2150Jul 20, 2017
Johnson Controls13$19,2500Jul 9, 2003
Doreva Produce Company, Inc.19$19,0300Feb 1, 2023
Custom Cabinets & Counter Tops127$14,8100Mar 29, 2005
Zonneveld Dairies, Inc.15$13,4150Aug 17, 2011
American Pacific Plastic Fabricators, Inc.112$12,0250Aug 27, 2020
Cargill, Inc.14$9,0700Oct 25, 2023
Francisco Fernandez dba F. Fernandez118$7,9600Mar 22, 2000
Gevorg Aroutionian dba G & E Fashion14$6,3250Feb 29, 2000
Bertolotti Disposal Inc.17$5,5350Sep 20, 2023
Alpha Aluminum Products, Inc.16$4,3500Apr 5, 2019
The Dragon18$3,6600Mar 3, 2006
Aaa Awnings, Inc14$3,4300Sep 17, 2025
Blackwidow LLC17$2,9950Oct 29, 2019
SKY Rider Equipment Company, Inc.16$2,9200Jul 26, 2019
Coastal Innovative Products, Inc.19$2,3300Oct 17, 2019
Palace Entertainment14$1,9500Sep 16, 2022
Meineke Car Care Center110$1,9250Aug 15, 2007

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
20253313$28,9300
2024227$25,0300
20233320$33,6350
2022339$5,4000
20201112$12,0250
20195535$14,0950
2018112$9000
20171121$24,2150
2015111$00
2014114$1,8700
2011115$13,4150
2010112$2600
2008113$9700
20071110$1,9250
20065521$7,8600
20051127$14,8100
2003225$21,1200
2002114$9500
2001114$1,1500
20005534$15,1350

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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