Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 477: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 477 since 2000: 37 inspections, 37 citations, $25,005 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 477 at a glance

Since 2000, 37 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 477, 37 citations in all, 5 of them serious, carrying $25,005 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (13), Manufacturing (8), Wholesale Trade (5).

Where it is cited most: Riverside (6), Tulare (4), Stanislaus (3), Fresno (3), Napa (3), Los Angeles (3), San Joaquin (2), Kern (2), Sacramento (2), Imperial (2).

All inspections, newest first

37 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Phoenix Container CorpTurlockFeb 22, 2024Complaint2 citations 1 serious$1,460
Kiva Energy, Inc.ModestoMar 26, 2020Complaint8 citations 1 serious$3,435
Creekside Farming Company Inc.MaderaMar 12, 2019Planned5 citations 1 serious$3,075
Crop Production ServicesAlpaughAug 16, 2018Planned3 citations 1 serious$2,245
Phillips FarmsLodiJun 6, 2018Complaint3 citations$1,375
Maddox Dairy LLCRiverdaleMay 18, 2018Planned9 citations 1 serious$4,385
Conrad Silva FarmStocktonFeb 6, 2018Complaint5 citations$825
International Metals Ekco LimitedLos AngelesSep 16, 2014Unprogrammed related9 citations 2 serious$7,900
Pacer Distribution ServicesCarsonNov 21, 2013Complaint5 citations$3,750
Tri-State StaffingCarsonNov 21, 2013Unprogrammed related6 citations$2,550
Countryside Mushrooms, Inc.GilroyFeb 13, 2013Accidentdeath 9 citations 2 serious$13,200
Suburban PropaneNapaSep 30, 2010Unprogrammed related1 citation$225
Nor-Cal Blending LLCNapaSep 22, 2010Programmed related1 citation 1 willful$5,000
Syar Industries IncNapaSep 22, 2010Unprogrammed related1 citation0
FNF Construction, Inc.WintonAug 18, 2010Planned3 citations$750
Cal-Native Plants, LLCMenifeeMar 6, 2008Planned5 citations 1 serious$2,715
T & R Nurseries IncTemeculaMar 5, 2008Planned4 citations$745
Chamlian Enterprises IncFresnoJan 17, 2008Complaint20 citations 3 serious$36,460
Hard Rock Veneer dba High Desert Rustic StoneRandsburgNov 29, 2007Planned2 citations0
California Date Growers Exchange LLCThermalMay 2, 2007Planned10 citations$2,260
Dashun Fisheries Inc.ThermalMay 2, 2007Planned12 citations 2 serious$1,140
Sheng ProduceFresnoAug 4, 2006Planned9 citations$3,125
Manny Ohri dba Jubilant Earth Nurseries Nut & FruiYuba CityJul 6, 2006Planned7 citations$885
Cross Creek DairyVisaliaMay 25, 2006Planned7 citations 1 serious$6,450
Ari de Jong dba Shirk DairyVisaliaMay 24, 2006Planned21 citations 5 serious$7,135
Panattoni Construction IncElk GroveMar 15, 2006Planned5 citations$1,495
Manuel & Maria Azevedo DairyTurlockMar 10, 2006Planned7 citations$100
Mesa Transplant CompanyHoltvilleNov 30, 2005Planned7 citations 2 serious$8,325
Dominguez Farm Labor ContractorWinterhavenNov 29, 2005Planned11 citations$8,125
Gary's Cabinet & Prehung DoorsLakeportJun 29, 2005Planned5 citations$485
Specialty Steel Service CO., Inc.SacramentoJun 28, 2005Planned6 citations$700
Norco Ranch Sage DivisionHemetDec 7, 2004Planned1 citation$375
Ferrellgas, L.P.Mountain CenterJan 17, 2003Complaint4 citations$440
Sam Jin General SupplyOaklandJan 3, 2003Complaint7 citations 1 serious$3,150
Mitchell Brown General Engineering IncPortervilleNov 20, 2001Planned2 citations0
Baker Petrolite CorporationTaftJan 29, 2001Planned12 citations 2 serious$9,075
C.H.R. Foods, Inc.CastrovilleSep 13, 2000Planned2 citations 1 serious$375

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 477

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Chamlian Enterprises Inc120$36,4600Jan 17, 2008
Countryside Mushrooms, Inc.19$13,2001Feb 13, 2013
Baker Petrolite Corporation112$9,0750Jan 29, 2001
Mesa Transplant Company17$8,3250Nov 30, 2005
Dominguez Farm Labor Contractor111$8,1250Nov 29, 2005
International Metals Ekco Limited19$7,9000Sep 16, 2014
Ari de Jong dba Shirk Dairy121$7,1350May 24, 2006
Cross Creek Dairy17$6,4500May 25, 2006
Nor-Cal Blending LLC11$5,0000Sep 22, 2010
Maddox Dairy LLC19$4,3850May 18, 2018
Pacer Distribution Services15$3,7500Nov 21, 2013
Kiva Energy, Inc.18$3,4350Mar 26, 2020
Sam Jin General Supply17$3,1500Jan 3, 2003
Sheng Produce19$3,1250Aug 4, 2006
Creekside Farming Company Inc.15$3,0750Mar 12, 2019
Cal-Native Plants, LLC15$2,7150Mar 6, 2008
Tri-State Staffing16$2,5500Nov 21, 2013
California Date Growers Exchange LLC110$2,2600May 2, 2007
Crop Production Services13$2,2450Aug 16, 2018
Panattoni Construction Inc15$1,4950Mar 15, 2006

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024112$1,4600
2020118$3,4350
2019115$3,0750
20184420$8,8300
2014119$7,9000
20133320$19,5001
2010446$5,9750
20083329$39,9200
20073324$3,4000
20066656$19,1900
20054429$17,6350
2004111$3750
20032211$3,5900
20012214$9,0750
2000112$3750

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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