Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 4851, Arc Welding and Cutting: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Page 4 of 4. Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 4851, Arc Welding and Cutting since 2000: 378 inspections, 400 citations, $215,890 in penalties, newest first.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

All inspections under 8 CCR 4851, Arc Welding and Cutting, page 4 of 4

378 inspections since 2000, newest first. Page 1 carries the summary, the largest penalties, the rules cited and the year-by-year table.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Walters Manufacturing COWatsonvilleFeb 11, 2003Complaint10 citations$1,380
Syar Industries IncMadisonJan 29, 2003Planned2 citations$375
Syar Industries IncNapaDec 12, 2002Planned2 citations$150
Tanco Engineering IncMartinezDec 2, 2002Complaint3 citations$300
$525 proposed
Canyon Rock and AsphaltSan DiegoOct 29, 2002Planned5 citations 1 serious$1,455
$4,055 proposed
D & L Airflow SolutionsFullertonOct 24, 2002Complaint32 citations 19 serious$48,960
$100,345 proposed
Champion Home Builders, Inc.LindsayOct 9, 2002Complaint5 citations$1,490
$8,420 proposed
Indalex Alum. SolutionsWatsonvilleSep 24, 2002Complaint4 citations$1,160
San Francisco Utilities CommissionMoccasinSep 18, 2002Complaint6 citations 2 serious$6,000
$7,490 proposed
Rialto Concrete Products, Inc.LittlerockAug 16, 2002Accident2 citations$750
Elegant Foundry IncLos AngelesJul 24, 2002Unprogrammed related5 citations 3 serious$7,475
$32,460 proposed
Decore-Ative Specialties Inc.IrwindaleJul 8, 2002Planned10 citations 4 serious$10,585
$28,565 proposed
Auto-Mate Recreational Products IncLos BanosMay 9, 2002Complaint4 citations$540
Carmel Steel Products IncStocktonApr 15, 2002Complaint1 citation$165
SFO Shuttle Bus CO. (Rac Division)South San FranciscoApr 3, 2002Complaint3 citations$450
JRC Discount Safes, Inc.RosemeadMar 15, 2002Complaint18 citations 2 serious$2,250
$11,560 proposed
Iron Wood DesignSanta BarbaraFeb 20, 2002Complaint6 citations$430
$875 proposed
Hanson Aggregates West IncOaklandFeb 1, 2002Planned2 citations$0
Mission Valley Rock CompanySunolJan 17, 2002Planned2 citations$560
Sheppard MachineryWhittierJan 15, 2002Complaint4 citations$900
$7,215 proposed
Unimin CorporationByronJan 11, 2002Planned1 citation$0
$225 proposed
Best Roll-Up Door, IncSanta Fe SpringsJan 8, 2002Complaint11 citations 5 serious$7,450
$16,650 proposed
Hahm International IncBakerDec 27, 2001Planned2 citations$215
Qtops Plastic Manufacturing IncCommerceNov 2, 2001Accident12 citations 3 serious$17,500
$29,090 proposed
D&m Steel IncLos AngelesNov 2, 2001Complaint3 citations 1 serious$3,350
$6,400 proposed
The Tunnel Group IncYorba LindaOct 25, 2001Planned1 citation$75
Hanson Permanente Cement IncCupertinoOct 18, 2001Planned1 citation$225
Embassy Iron WorksMoorparkOct 2, 2001Complaint14 citations$1,995
Air Filtration CO Inc dba AfcOrovilleSep 26, 2001Unprogrammed related7 citations 1 serious$1,075
Mercer Fraser CompanyPiercyAug 23, 2001Planned3 citations$575
General Machining, LLCVacavilleAug 2, 2001Complaint17 citations 7 serious$8,435
$27,990 proposed
Top Flite Construction IncSanta ClaraJul 31, 2001Complaint5 citations 3 serious$3,300
$9,100 proposed
National Metal FabricatorsHaywardJul 30, 2001Complaint4 citations$600
Cemex IncApple ValleyJul 17, 2001Planned2 citations 1 serious$2,925
Hanson Aggregates West IncHealdsburgJul 12, 2001Planned3 citations$560
Edwards WeldingOaklandJul 3, 2001Planned4 citations$910
$3,140 proposed
San Rafael Rock Quarry IncSan RafaelJun 6, 2001Planned2 citations$225
Cemex IncRialtoJun 4, 2001Planned3 citations$525
Glen Ragsdale Underground Associates IncSt HelenaMay 30, 2001Planned2 citations$0
Arte de MexicoNorth HollywoodMay 21, 2001Complaint9 citations$900
$3,975 proposed
Foothill Materials IncValley SpringsApr 24, 2001Planned1 citation$0
El Camino HospitalMountain ViewApr 19, 2001Accident9 citations 5 serious$27,810
C R BriggsPanamint ValleyApr 5, 2001Accident3 citations 1 serious$3,450
$18,750 proposed
Standard Concrete Products dba Mobile Sand&gravelVernonMar 22, 2001Accidentdeath 6 citations 4 serious$23,820
$44,250 proposed
Sonoma County Stable & Livestock EquipmentCotatiMar 13, 2001Complaint5 citations$450
Koko's Foundry, Inc.Los AngelesFeb 27, 2001Complaint6 citations 2 serious$2,050
$8,990 proposed
Vulcan Materials CompanyUplandFeb 26, 2001Planned3 citations 1 serious$3,225
A Tecihert & Son Inc dba Teichert AggregatesSacramentoFeb 26, 2001Planned5 citations$750
Glen Ragsdale Underground Associates IncSt HelenaFeb 14, 2001Planned1 citation$130
FMF RacingRancho DominguezFeb 13, 2001Complaint5 citations$965
$1,500 proposed
American LaminatesRiverbankFeb 6, 2001Programmed related20 citations 16 serious$19,000
$29,585 proposed
W G Ingalls CompanyMontebelloFeb 2, 2001Complaint17 citations 1 serious$2,100
$25,225 proposed
Recycled Wood ProductsPomonaJan 18, 2001Complaint10 citations 3 serious$4,825
$20,620 proposed
Skw-Mbt Operations, IncNewarkJan 10, 2001Complaint4 citations$1,000
Richard Bagdasarian Packing HouseMecDec 21, 2000Complaint13 citations 4 serious$10,300
$22,855 proposed
Zpmc/Shanghai Zhenhua Port MachineryOaklandDec 21, 2000Complaint11 citations 3 serious$9,885
$13,210 proposed
Cal Sierra Development IncMarysvilleOct 11, 2000Planned1 citation$0
International Window CorporationSouth GateSep 18, 2000Complaint14 citations 1 serious$7,670
$32,555 proposed
Centeno's WeldingEl CentroAug 22, 2000Accidentdeath 17 citations 9 serious$60,455
Vahdani Construction CO., Inc.San FranciscoAug 11, 2000Accident3 citations 1 serious$25,465
Cofab SteelVallejoAug 11, 2000Complaint16 citations 3 serious$8,350
Metcraft EnterprisesSylmarAug 1, 2000Complaint6 citations 2 serious$4,045
$16,870 proposed
Rainbow Steel IncSan DiegoJul 18, 2000Planned3 citations 1 serious$2,355
$5,390 proposed
Frontier Cooling IncSanta MariaJul 14, 2000Complaint1 citation$0
Dicalite Minerals CorporationBurneyJul 12, 2000Planned2 citations$185
F W Spencer and Son, IncOaklandJun 6, 2000Complaint3 citations$295
Annabelle Candy CO., Inc.HaywardMay 10, 2000Planned47 citations 30 serious$48,815
Goglanian BakerySanta AnaMay 8, 2000Planned11 citations 1 serious$8,725
$44,015 proposed
Tri-WSylmarApr 28, 2000Complaint11 citations 1 serious$3,920
$5,495 proposed
California Cascade IndustriesWoodlandApr 19, 2000Planned25 citations 6 serious$7,195
$10,830 proposed
Patmont Motor WerksLivermoreApr 17, 2000Complaint10 citations 4 serious$5,535
$10,660 proposed
Hanyoung America IncCarsonApr 6, 2000Accident15 citations 3 serious 7 repeat$177,530
$258,750 proposed
David B. Tiura dba Tiura Blacksmith & WeldingModestoApr 4, 2000Complaint8 citations 1 serious$1,500
TuftexSanta Fe SpringsFeb 10, 2000Complaint7 citations 2 serious$6,600
$27,950 proposed
H.B Covey IncPomonaFeb 3, 2000Complaint1 citation$100
Color Spot Nurseries, Inc.SalinasJan 24, 2000Accident9 citations 1 serious$5,045
Pacific MDF Products IncorporatedRocklinJan 12, 2000Follow-up16 citations 6 serious$13,445
Halaco Engineering CompanyOxnardJan 7, 2000Complaint6 citations 2 serious$4,170

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. Back to page 1, safety tracker home.

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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