Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 4544: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 4544 since 2000: 33 inspections, 36 citations, $221,780 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 4544 at a glance

Since 2000, 33 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 4544, 36 citations in all, 31 of them serious, carrying $221,780 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (16), Accommodation and Food Services (6), Wholesale Trade (5).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (17), San Francisco (4), San Bernardino (3), San Joaquin (2), Sacramento (2), Santa Clara (1), San Diego (1), Yolo (1), Alameda (1), Ventura (1).

All inspections, newest first

33 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Robsag IncPasadenaMar 2, 2026Accident11 citations 6 serious$39,925
Bright People Foods, Inc.WoodlandJun 29, 2023Complaint3 citations 1 serious$4,125
Goldstein's Bagel BakeryArcadiaApr 25, 2023Accident2 citations 1 serious$3,800
Viiva, Inc.ArcadiaJan 10, 2023Accident4 citations 2 serious$23,785
Nongshim America, Inc.Rancho CucamongaJul 25, 2022Unprogrammed related5 citations 2 serious$24,125
South Bay Safety Inc.City of IndustryJun 10, 2022Accident3 citations 2 serious$13,685
O'Tasty Foods IncCity of IndustryJun 10, 2022Unprogrammed related2 citations 2 serious$8,100
Passport Foods SVC LLCOntarioApr 21, 2022Accident4 citations 2 serious$46,625
Sarah Bedard & Brandon Lopez DFrazier ParkMar 23, 2022Accident3 citations 1 serious$4,220
Journey TO the Dumpling, Inc.Elk GroveDec 10, 2021Accident4 citations$1,950
Gigi's Bakery IncLos AngelesJul 1, 2021Accident2 citations 1 serious$14,100
Hanrich CorporationCity of IndustryNov 24, 2020Accident5 citations 1 serious$10,985
Noodle King HouseSan FranciscoAug 23, 2019Accident7 citations 3 serious$25,035
Green Dining Table, Inc.AlhambraNov 29, 2018Unprogrammed related6 citations 4 serious$24,060
Lyneer Staffing Solutions, LLCAlhambraNov 29, 2018Accident4 citations 3 serious$11,340
JSL Foods, Inc.Los AngelesOct 8, 2018Unprogrammed related7 citations 1 serious 2 willful$276,435
Priority Workforce IncLos AngelesOct 8, 2018Accident3 citations 3 serious$29,250
Esperanza's TortilleriaEscondidoNov 20, 2017Planned4 citations 2 serious$5,700
Vallarta SupermarketsSanta ClaritaMar 15, 2017Accident3 citations 2 serious$26,810
Sugar Foods CorporationUnion CityOct 5, 2016Accident4 citations 1 serious$23,185
Wheat Valley BakeryGilroyMar 4, 2016Complaint2 citations 1 serious$3,525
Peking Noodle CO. Inc.Los AngelesOct 13, 2015Unprogrammed related6 citations 3 serious 1 repeat$45,225
TSC Staffing Solutions, Inc.Los AngelesOct 13, 2015Accident3 citations 2 serious$18,765
Granada Hills Pizza CookeryGranada HillsSep 11, 2014Planned7 citations 3 serious$2,145
Graciana Tortilla Factory IncSylmarJul 16, 2014Accident7 citations 2 serious$26,300
Rice Field CorporationCity of IndustryAug 30, 2011Accident3 citations$1,680
Lisa Cheng NG dba Mongkok Dim Sum & RestaurantSan FranciscoAug 2, 2007Accident11 citations$5,750
Lucca Ravioli Company, Inc.San FranciscoMay 4, 2005Accident15 citations 7 serious$4,195
Pacific Pizza Inc/Round Table PizzaStocktonMay 11, 2004Accident1 citation 1 serious$2,700
Tom Telliard FoodsColtonDec 1, 2003Accident3 citations 1 serious$15,885
Arden Hills Country Club, Inc.CarmichaelOct 2, 2001Accident1 citation 1 serious$1,800
Kim Hong Noodle CO., Inc.San FranciscoOct 5, 2000Accident17 citations 3 serious$3,580
Round Table PizzaStocktonMar 10, 2000Accident3 citations 1 serious$3,725

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 4544

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
JSL Foods, Inc.17$276,4350Oct 8, 2018
Passport Foods SVC LLC14$46,6250Apr 21, 2022
Peking Noodle CO. Inc.16$45,2250Oct 13, 2015
Robsag Inc111$39,9250Mar 2, 2026
Priority Workforce Inc13$29,2500Oct 8, 2018
Vallarta Supermarkets13$26,8100Mar 15, 2017
Graciana Tortilla Factory Inc17$26,3000Jul 16, 2014
Noodle King House17$25,0350Aug 23, 2019
Nongshim America, Inc.15$24,1250Jul 25, 2022
Green Dining Table, Inc.16$24,0600Nov 29, 2018
Viiva, Inc.14$23,7850Jan 10, 2023
Sugar Foods Corporation14$23,1850Oct 5, 2016
TSC Staffing Solutions, Inc.13$18,7650Oct 13, 2015
Tom Telliard Foods13$15,8850Dec 1, 2003
Gigi's Bakery Inc12$14,1000Jul 1, 2021
South Bay Safety Inc.13$13,6850Jun 10, 2022
Lyneer Staffing Solutions, LLC14$11,3400Nov 29, 2018
Hanrich Corporation15$10,9850Nov 24, 2020
O'Tasty Foods Inc12$8,1000Jun 10, 2022
Lisa Cheng NG dba Mongkok Dim Sum & Restaurant111$5,7500Aug 2, 2007

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
20261111$39,9250
2023339$31,7100
20225517$96,7550
2021226$16,0500
2020115$10,9850
2019117$25,0350
20184420$341,0850
2017227$32,5100
2016226$26,7100
2015229$63,9900
20142214$28,4450
2011113$1,6800
20071111$5,7500
20051115$4,1950
2004111$2,7000
2003113$15,8850
2001111$1,8000
20002220$7,3050

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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