Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 3423: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 3423 since 2000: 31 inspections, 36 citations, $219,715 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 3423 at a glance

Since 2000, 31 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 3423, 36 citations in all, 25 of them serious, carrying $219,715 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services (25), (2), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (2).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (16), Contra Costa (3), Santa Barbara (2), Ventura (2), Orange (1), Nevada (1), Sacramento (1), Riverside (1), San Bernardino (1), Sutter (1).

All inspections, newest first

31 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Cesar Garcia Tree ServicePalmdaleMar 24, 2025Fatality or catastrophe10 citations 2 serious$36,750
Twin Cities Tree ServiceLive OakOct 4, 2024Complaint1 citation$4,950
Hollywood Tree ServiceStudio CityApr 9, 2022Fatality or catastrophedeath 9 citations 1 serious$12,370
Edith Frieda KauschSaint HelenaSep 18, 2020Accident7 citations 2 serious$13,100
Ceibas Enterprise Inc.Walnut CreekSep 15, 2020Accident4 citations 2 serious$4,000
Vicente NavarretteLa QuintaJun 6, 2020Fatality or catastrophedeath 2 citations 2 serious$13,050
Superior Tree Service Inc.AlamoMar 18, 2020Fatality or catastrophedeath 4 citations 3 serious$29,250
Rancho Tree ServiceSanta BarbaraJul 22, 2019Fatality or catastrophedeath 1 citation 1 serious$10,800
Ducketts Tree Service IncLong BeachJul 18, 2019Referral9 citations$2,745
Jose Jesus Gonzalez, AN IndividualSierra MadreNov 7, 2018Planned8 citations$2,475
Master Tree Service Inc.CamarilloMar 16, 2018Fatality or catastrophedeath 9 citations 3 serious$28,605
Rafael MunozSan JoseFeb 26, 2018Fatality or catastrophedeath 5 citations 1 serious$11,400
Wright Tree Service of the West, Inc.SacramentoAug 23, 2017Fatality or catastrophedeath 3 citations 1 serious$18,500
Discount Tree ServiceSan MarinoNov 23, 2016Accident4 citations 1 serious$16,550
Business Men's Art InstituteMontroseAug 29, 2016Planned7 citations$1,540
Gabriel Buzo EstradaMontroseAug 29, 2016Planned7 citations$850
Malibu LandscapingMalibuFeb 17, 2014Accidentdeath 10 citations$3,835
Jose Aguilar dba Jose Aguilar LandscapingLadera HeightsJul 27, 2013Accidentdeath 4 citations 1 serious$4,450
Ben's Gardening ServicesRancho Palos VerdesJan 5, 2013Accidentdeath 4 citations 2 serious$6,100
Economy Tree Service Inc.Santa BarbaraNov 29, 2011Accident7 citations 1 serious$12,960
David A Kuttler dba Kuttler Tree ServiceGrass ValleyMay 3, 2011Accident5 citations 3 serious$12,635
Javier Patron Gardening ServiceLong BeachMay 3, 2010Accident4 citations 2 serious$19,275
Diablo's Tree Service, Inc.OrindaJan 28, 2008Accident12 citations 3 serious$48,810
Heliodoro Altamira dba Chinos Landscape and GardenStudio CityJul 6, 2007Accidentdeath 2 citations 1 serious$7,100
Martinez GardeningHuntington BeachSep 16, 2006Accident3 citations$500
Harper Tree Service IncSanta MoniDec 2, 2004Accidentdeath 3 citations 1 serious$5,435
Santiago's Tree ServicePasadenaJun 30, 2004Accidentdeath 5 citations 2 serious$10,890
Top Notch Tree & Landscape COLake ArrowheadDec 4, 2003Complaint3 citations$840
Big Humberto's Tree ServiceGlendoraMay 1, 2003Accident3 citations 1 serious$10,900
Julian Rodriguez Tree Service & LandscapingVenturaFeb 14, 2002Accidentdeath 5 citations 2 serious$5,125
Evergreen Tree ServiceClaremontJul 5, 2001Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$4,050

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 3423

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Diablo's Tree Service, Inc.112$48,8100Jan 28, 2008
Cesar Garcia Tree Service110$36,7500Mar 24, 2025
Superior Tree Service Inc.14$29,2501Mar 18, 2020
Master Tree Service Inc.19$28,6051Mar 16, 2018
Javier Patron Gardening Service14$19,2750May 3, 2010
Wright Tree Service of the West, Inc.13$18,5001Aug 23, 2017
Discount Tree Service14$16,5500Nov 23, 2016
Edith Frieda Kausch17$13,1000Sep 18, 2020
Vicente Navarrette12$13,0501Jun 6, 2020
Economy Tree Service Inc.17$12,9600Nov 29, 2011
David A Kuttler dba Kuttler Tree Service15$12,6350May 3, 2011
Hollywood Tree Service19$12,3701Apr 9, 2022
Rafael Munoz15$11,4001Feb 26, 2018
Big Humberto's Tree Service13$10,9000May 1, 2003
Santiago's Tree Service15$10,8901Jun 30, 2004
Rancho Tree Service11$10,8001Jul 22, 2019
Heliodoro Altamira dba Chinos Landscape and Garden12$7,1001Jul 6, 2007
Ben's Gardening Services14$6,1001Jan 5, 2013
Harper Tree Service Inc13$5,4351Dec 2, 2004
Julian Rodriguez Tree Service & Landscaping15$5,1251Feb 14, 2002

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
20251110$36,7500
2024111$4,9500
2022119$12,3701
20204417$59,4002
20192210$13,5451
20183322$42,4802
2017113$18,5001
20163318$18,9400
20141110$3,8351
2013228$10,5502
20112212$25,5950
2010114$19,2750
20081112$48,8100
2007112$7,1001
2006113$5000
2004228$16,3252
2003226$11,7400
2002115$5,1251
2001111$4,0501

Your rights when the hazard is real

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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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