Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5004: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5004 since 2000: 16 inspections, 29 citations, $44,655 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 5004 at a glance

Since 2000, 16 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5004, 29 citations in all, 13 of them serious, carrying $44,655 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (10), (2), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services (2).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (4), Sonoma (2), San Bernardino (2), Shasta (2), Humboldt (1), San Francisco (1), Ventura (1), Riverside (1), San Mateo (1), Napa (1).

All inspections, newest first

16 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Gibbs Construction CompanyMaricopaJun 29, 2009Complaint6 citations 2 serious$3,670
Alliance RoofingDaly CityJul 10, 2008Complaint2 citations 1 serious$2,400
Mercer Fraser CompanyFerndaleOct 23, 2006Planned2 citations 2 serious$3,215
Dicalite Minerals CorporationBurneyOct 12, 2006Planned2 citations$405
Holcomb Engineering Contractors IncBeverly HillsApr 7, 2006Complaint13 citations 4 serious$5,160
Jeff's Crane ServiceLake ArrowheadNov 1, 2004Complaint2 citations 2 serious$2,700
Mountain Tree Service IncLake ArrowheadNov 1, 2004Complaint2 citations 2 serious$1,800
Anderson DrillingRiversideOct 6, 2004Planned3 citations$1,310
Shasta Constructors IncLakeheadAug 27, 2004Planned3 citations$2,550
Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO IncLos AngelesJan 21, 2004Complaint2 citations 2 serious$2,850
Hydraulic Crane IncLos AngelesJan 21, 2004Unprogrammed related2 citations$495
Tanglefoot ConstructionNapaMar 25, 2003Complaint3 citations$600
Ch2m HillHealdsburgSep 20, 2002Planned1 citation 1 serious$2,700
Steve P. Rados, Inc.HealdsburgSep 17, 2002Complaint8 citations 2 serious$10,115
International Transportation Service, Inc.Long BeachJun 14, 2002Accidentdeath 2 citations 1 serious$19,000
Marine Terminals CorporationSan FranciscoJun 27, 2000Accident3 citations 2 serious$5,925

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5004

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
International Transportation Service, Inc.12$19,0001Jun 14, 2002
Steve P. Rados, Inc.18$10,1150Sep 17, 2002
Marine Terminals Corporation13$5,9250Jun 27, 2000
Holcomb Engineering Contractors Inc113$5,1600Apr 7, 2006
Gibbs Construction Company16$3,6700Jun 29, 2009
Mercer Fraser Company12$3,2150Oct 23, 2006
Franklin Reinforcing Steel CO Inc12$2,8500Jan 21, 2004
Jeff's Crane Service12$2,7000Nov 1, 2004
Ch2m Hill11$2,7000Sep 20, 2002
Shasta Constructors Inc13$2,5500Aug 27, 2004
Alliance Roofing12$2,4000Jul 10, 2008
Mountain Tree Service Inc12$1,8000Nov 1, 2004
Anderson Drilling13$1,3100Oct 6, 2004
Tanglefoot Construction13$6000Mar 25, 2003
Hydraulic Crane Inc12$4950Jan 21, 2004
Dicalite Minerals Corporation12$4050Oct 12, 2006

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2009116$3,6700
2008112$2,4000
20063317$8,7800
20046614$11,7050
2003113$6000
20023311$31,8151
2000113$5,9250

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).

An injury itself is a workers' compensation claim, handled separately from anything on this page. What this firm handles is the employment side: the retaliation, the firing after the injury report, the wage and hour problems that usually travel with an unsafe workplace. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

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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