Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 4190: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 4190 since 2000: 39 inspections, 39 citations, $30,165 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 4190 at a glance

Since 2000, 39 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 4190, 39 citations in all, 6 of them serious, carrying $30,165 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (25), (12), Wholesale Trade (2).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (19), Orange (6), Alameda (2), Riverside (2), San Bernardino (2), Santa Clara (1), Ventura (1), San Joaquin (1), Fresno (1), Contra Costa (1).

All inspections, newest first

39 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
California Amforge CorporationAzusaMay 7, 2026Accident4 citations$6,415
Laird MFG., LLCMercedSep 22, 2025Accident2 citations 2 serious$21,375
PottorffMontebelloFeb 2, 2024Referral6 citations 1 serious$3,840
Midwest Fabricating CompanySanta Fe SpringsJan 25, 2018Accident9 citations 6 serious$43,500
Aaa Pallet Recycling & MFG IncRiversideJan 7, 2016Planned18 citations 2 serious$5,700
Performance Structures, Inc.OaklandDec 21, 2015Complaint24 citations$9,310
VTS Sheet Metal Specialists COAnaheimOct 5, 2015Planned17 citations 1 serious$3,800
Mannington Mills, Inc.San JoseSep 25, 2015Accident7 citations 5 serious$69,300
Mercury MetalsWatsonvilleJul 22, 2015Accident7 citations 1 serious$15,130
Capital Roofing and Sheet Metal IncLake ElsinoreFeb 20, 2014Accident16 citations 5 serious$17,545
Micro-Technic Tool & Stamping CorpSanta AnaMay 31, 2012Accident5 citations$1,225
United Metal Products IncOrangeAug 26, 2011Accident7 citations 1 serious$15,680
McIlroy Farm EquipmentHuronDec 3, 2010Accident3 citations$390
Insound Medical, Inc.NewarkJul 29, 2010Accident7 citations 1 serious$21,600
Alcast Foundry IncRedondo BeachJul 27, 2010Accident14 citations 1 serious$16,145
GRLC, LLC dba Valley Towing ProductsStocktonMar 10, 2010Complaint8 citations 2 serious$7,950
Genlyte Group Inc. dba LightolierFontanaMay 25, 2006Complaint10 citations 1 serious$3,300
Ingalls Conveyors, Inc.MontebelloSep 29, 2005Accident4 citations$800
National Steel and Ship Building COSan DiegoDec 13, 2004Planned4 citations 2 serious$12,450
Pac FoundriesPort HuenemeJun 17, 2004Planned15 citations 10 serious$40,810
Tech CraftSanta AnaApr 19, 2004Accident22 citations 9 serious$47,270
Deutsch Metal ComponentsGardenaMar 29, 2004Accident3 citations 2 serious$6,935
Orbital Holdings IncFontanaAug 1, 2003Accident7 citations 3 serious$24,575
Power Trim Company IncLa PalmaMay 15, 2003Accident18 citations 5 serious$10,505
RBC Transport DynamicsSanta AnaMar 7, 2003Complaint15 citations 7 serious$15,645
Timely Processed SteelIndustryDec 23, 2002Accident7 citations 4 serious$25,875
Sign ResourcesMaywoodDec 18, 2002Accident8 citations 1 serious$18,900
Wolfe Industries Inc.Santa Fe SpringsOct 10, 2002Complaint3 citations$150
Clemes and Clemes IncPinoleJul 24, 2002Planned22 citations 10 serious$3,580
Columbia Manufacturing CorpGardenaApr 12, 2002Accident12 citations 3 serious$12,515
Fittings That Fit, Inc.CovinaJan 17, 2002Unprogrammed related5 citations 2 serious$3,570
Garfield CompanyLa MiradaFeb 6, 2001Planned9 citations 1 serious$1,300
W G Ingalls CompanyMontebelloFeb 2, 2001Complaint17 citations 1 serious$2,100
McDowell & Craig Fine Office FurnitureNorwalkNov 17, 2000Accident19 citations 3 serious$20,955
Kaiser AluminumCommerceNov 2, 2000Accident2 citations 1 serious$18,150
Pro-Tek Tool & DieGardenaSep 11, 2000Complaint8 citations$1,505
The Monadnock CompanyIndustryJul 20, 2000Accident11 citations 2 serious$22,800
Pronto Products CompanyArcadiaJun 2, 2000Accident12 citations 3 serious$12,860
Global Manufacturing CorporationParamountApr 5, 2000Accident6 citations 3 serious$3,540

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 4190

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Mannington Mills, Inc.17$69,3000Sep 25, 2015
Tech Craft122$47,2700Apr 19, 2004
Midwest Fabricating Company19$43,5000Jan 25, 2018
Pac Foundries115$40,8100Jun 17, 2004
Timely Processed Steel17$25,8750Dec 23, 2002
Orbital Holdings Inc17$24,5750Aug 1, 2003
The Monadnock Company111$22,8000Jul 20, 2000
Insound Medical, Inc.17$21,6000Jul 29, 2010
Laird MFG., LLC12$21,3750Sep 22, 2025
McDowell & Craig Fine Office Furniture119$20,9550Nov 17, 2000
Sign Resources18$18,9000Dec 18, 2002
Kaiser Aluminum12$18,1500Nov 2, 2000
Capital Roofing and Sheet Metal Inc116$17,5450Feb 20, 2014
Alcast Foundry Inc114$16,1450Jul 27, 2010
United Metal Products Inc17$15,6800Aug 26, 2011
RBC Transport Dynamics115$15,6450Mar 7, 2003
Mercury Metals17$15,1300Jul 22, 2015
Pronto Products Company112$12,8600Jun 2, 2000
Columbia Manufacturing Corp112$12,5150Apr 12, 2002
National Steel and Ship Building CO14$12,4500Dec 13, 2004

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026114$6,4150
2025112$21,3750
2024116$3,8400
2018119$43,5000
20161118$5,7000
20154455$97,5400
20141116$17,5450
2012115$1,2250
2011117$15,6800
20104432$46,0850
20061110$3,3000
2005114$8000
20044444$107,4650
20033340$50,7250
20026657$64,5900
20012226$3,4000
20006658$79,8100

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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