Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5022: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5022 since 2000: 31 inspections, 31 citations, $17,590 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 5022 at a glance

Since 2000, 31 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5022, 31 citations in all, 6 of them serious, carrying $17,590 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (12), (7), Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (5).

Where it is cited most: Alameda (7), Los Angeles (4), San Diego (3), San Mateo (3), Riverside (2), Kern (2), Orange (2), Shasta (1), San Joaquin (1), Ventura (1).

All inspections, newest first

31 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Central Valley Tank of California IncFresnoJun 24, 2019Accident11 citations 4 serious$33,150
Enniss Inc.LakesideDec 9, 2015Planned3 citations$545
Hanson AggregatesIrwindaleJul 16, 2014Planned3 citations$555
McDaniel IncLos AngelesJun 6, 2014Referral5 citations 2 serious$5,850
Western Saw Manufacturer IncOxnardDec 18, 2013Planned6 citations$1,200
Northrop GrummanSunnyvaleAug 7, 2013Accident3 citations 1 serious$5,620
GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Inc.Garden GroveMar 27, 2013Complaint13 citations 8 serious$42,270
LFW Manufacturing Company, Inc.StocktonMar 7, 2013Planned7 citations$525
Supervalu dba AlbertsonsBreaAug 24, 2012Complaint6 citations 1 serious$4,350
Warner Enterprises, Inc.ReddingMar 1, 2010Planned5 citations$300
Heat and Control, IncHaywardDec 17, 2009Complaint9 citations 2 serious$8,410
Stoltz Metals, Inc.RichmondMay 9, 2008Complaint2 citations 1 serious$2,375
Riverside Cement CompanyRiversideMay 9, 2008Referral2 citations$560
Custom Metal Craft Inc.San MateoMar 18, 2008Accident5 citations$685
Passmore Gas and Oil, IncBlytheDec 18, 2007Unprogrammed related6 citations 1 serious$1,725
CDS Engineering, Inc.FremontDec 17, 2007Accident6 citations 1 serious$24,680
Niles Machine & Tool Works LLCLivermoreJul 12, 2007Referral13 citations$3,490
Asphalt Construction Company, Inc.MojaveDec 15, 2006Planned5 citations$1,175
Gruendl Inc. dba Ray's ElectricOaklandAug 2, 2006Accidentdeath 10 citations$10,800
Delta Star Inc.San CarlosOct 21, 2005Accident9 citations 2 serious$18,445
Asphalt Construction Company, Inc.MojaveSep 22, 2005Planned4 citations$110
Coast Aluminum & Architectural, Inc.Santa Fe SpringsJan 24, 2004Accidentdeath 2 citations 2 serious$19,800
Santa Rosa Stainless Steel Fabricators, Inc.Santa RosaJul 16, 2003Complaint12 citations 1 serious$3,800
Accredited Certification AssociatesLong BeachNov 12, 2002Programmed related1 citation$350
Phil Richardson ConstructionRancho Santa FeJul 31, 2002Accident18 citations 2 serious$34,050
Diamond Oaks ConstructionOaklandMay 10, 2001Complaint7 citations$675
Forem Metal Manufacturing, Inc.OaklandApr 27, 2001Referral6 citations 2 serious$3,125
Edm ConstructionDixonOct 18, 2000Accident7 citations 1 serious$1,800
BARTHaywardMay 8, 2000Complaint1 citation0
C. C. Myers, Inc.San FranciscoMar 23, 2000Planned8 citations 3 serious0
Hanson Aggregates West IncSan MarcosMar 6, 2000Planned3 citations$900

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5022

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
GKN Aerospace Transparency Systems, Inc.113$42,2700Mar 27, 2013
Phil Richardson Construction118$34,0500Jul 31, 2002
Central Valley Tank of California Inc111$33,1500Jun 24, 2019
CDS Engineering, Inc.16$24,6800Dec 17, 2007
Coast Aluminum & Architectural, Inc.12$19,8001Jan 24, 2004
Delta Star Inc.19$18,4450Oct 21, 2005
Gruendl Inc. dba Ray's Electric110$10,8001Aug 2, 2006
Heat and Control, Inc19$8,4100Dec 17, 2009
McDaniel Inc15$5,8500Jun 6, 2014
Northrop Grumman13$5,6200Aug 7, 2013
Supervalu dba Albertsons16$4,3500Aug 24, 2012
Santa Rosa Stainless Steel Fabricators, Inc.112$3,8000Jul 16, 2003
Niles Machine & Tool Works LLC113$3,4900Jul 12, 2007
Forem Metal Manufacturing, Inc.16$3,1250Apr 27, 2001
Stoltz Metals, Inc.12$2,3750May 9, 2008
Edm Construction17$1,8000Oct 18, 2000
Passmore Gas and Oil, Inc16$1,7250Dec 18, 2007
Asphalt Construction Company, Inc.29$1,2850Dec 15, 2006
Western Saw Manufacturer Inc16$1,2000Dec 18, 2013
Hanson Aggregates West Inc13$9000Mar 6, 2000

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
20191111$33,1500
2015113$5450
2014228$6,4050
20134429$49,6150
2012116$4,3500
2010115$3000
2009119$8,4100
2008339$3,6200
20073325$29,8950
20062215$11,9751
20052213$18,5550
2004112$19,8001
20031112$3,8000
20022219$34,4000
20012213$3,8000
20004419$2,7000

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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