Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5043: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5043 since 2000: 41 inspections, 41 citations, $45,970 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 5043 at a glance

Since 2000, 41 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5043, 41 citations in all, 6 of them serious, carrying $45,970 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 2 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (16), Construction (7), (5).

Where it is cited most: San Bernardino (10), Los Angeles (8), San Diego (5), Kern (2), Alameda (2), Riverside (2), Santa Clara (2), Tuolumne (1), Santa Barbara (1), Tehama (1).

All inspections, newest first

41 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Summitteers Construction, Inc.Mammoth LakesMar 6, 2026Fatality or catastrophe5 citations 4 serious$41,395
Metal Bars Inc.Santa Fe SpringsFeb 20, 2026Fatality or catastrophe4 citations 1 serious$27,025
Mission Rubber Company, Inc.CoronaSep 19, 2024Planned12 citations 2 serious$4,495
Anderson Charnesky Structural Steel IncorporatedIrvineMay 3, 2024Accident1 citation 1 serious$10,800
Behrens and Associates, Inc.BurbankAug 1, 2023Programmed related3 citations$1,455
Mike Owen Fabrication, IncBakersfieldMay 4, 2023Accident4 citations 1 serious$4,750
Portola Minerals CompanyColumbiaDec 2, 2022Planned1 citation$350
Mike's Metal Works, Inc.JamulJun 9, 2022Planned3 citations$785
Adams & Brooks IncSan BernardinoDec 16, 2021Planned15 citations 3 serious$8,875
Lineage Logistics LLCBloomingtonNov 3, 2021Planned4 citations$600
STL Fabrication, Inc.FontanaFeb 13, 2020Planned9 citations 2 serious$5,725
O. W. Lee CO. Inc.OntarioJan 16, 2020Planned13 citations 2 serious$7,050
WalmartApple ValleyAug 20, 2019Planned8 citations$7,450
Coral Reef EnterprisesSan DiegoMay 8, 2018Accident6 citations$2,990
Arizona Tile, L.L.C.Santa RosaOct 5, 2017Accident7 citations 1 serious$17,660
M and M FramingSanteeSep 25, 2017Accident5 citations$1,965
Multi Cable, IncRamonaJul 20, 2017Accident17 citations 5 serious$55,115
China Lake Lime Corp. And/Or Limeguys Inc.TronaJan 12, 2017Complaint9 citations 1 serious$6,375
Holliday Trucking IncSan BernardinoMar 4, 2016Planned4 citations$600
A & M Ornamental IronCoronaNov 24, 2014Planned11 citations 2 serious$4,005
Performance Aluminum Products IncOntarioApr 22, 2014Planned14 citations 4 serious$5,975
Tanco Engineering IncWilmingtonFeb 6, 2014Complaint1 citation$750
Hannibal Industries, Inc.VernonNov 8, 2013Accidentdeath 10 citations 2 serious 1 willful$37,180
Jackrabbit, Inc.RiponJun 27, 2012Accident2 citations$975
Sanco Pipelines, IncorporatedMorgan HillMay 25, 2012Complaint4 citations$900
Campbell Certified IncOceansideOct 12, 2011Accident10 citations 3 serious$6,775
KSM Construction IncAlhambraJun 9, 2010Accidentdeath 6 citations$7,070
B & M MachineFontanaOct 30, 2008Accident8 citations 2 serious$1,950
Chernoh Excavating IncLower LakeSep 12, 2008Accident3 citations$200
San Bernardino Public Services-FleetSan BernardinoJun 16, 2006Accident11 citations 1 serious$5,800
Union Asphalt IncSanta MariaApr 27, 2005Planned3 citations 1 serious$3,260
U-Haul Company of East BayFremontMar 2, 2005Complaint35 citations 3 serious$25,360
Holly Sugar Corp dba Spreckels Sugar COBrawleyApr 21, 2004Planned18 citations 8 serious$26,100
Unite Steel IndustriesLos AngelesApr 13, 2004Accident8 citations 3 serious$7,395
Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals L.P.WillmingtonNov 16, 2002Planned3 citations 1 serious$2,925
Virco ManufacturingTorranceOct 23, 2002Planned24 citations 6 serious$19,650
Runnels Industries, IncHaywardApr 24, 2001Complaint5 citations 1 serious$1,100
C R BriggsPanamint ValleyApr 5, 2001Accident3 citations 1 serious$3,450
G.A.B. Construction, IncSan JoseNov 21, 2000Unprogrammed related6 citations$900
Nabors Drilling USA Inc.TupmanAug 14, 2000Accident4 citations 1 serious$19,495
Porter Pipe and SupplyRed BluffMay 21, 2000Complaint5 citations 2 serious$9,265

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5043

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Multi Cable, Inc117$55,1150Jul 20, 2017
Summitteers Construction, Inc.15$41,3950Mar 6, 2026
Hannibal Industries, Inc.110$37,1801Nov 8, 2013
Metal Bars Inc.14$27,0250Feb 20, 2026
Holly Sugar Corp dba Spreckels Sugar CO118$26,1000Apr 21, 2004
U-Haul Company of East Bay135$25,3600Mar 2, 2005
Virco Manufacturing124$19,6500Oct 23, 2002
Nabors Drilling USA Inc.14$19,4950Aug 14, 2000
Arizona Tile, L.L.C.17$17,6600Oct 5, 2017
Anderson Charnesky Structural Steel Incorporated11$10,8000May 3, 2024
Porter Pipe and Supply15$9,2650May 21, 2000
Adams & Brooks Inc115$8,8750Dec 16, 2021
Walmart18$7,4500Aug 20, 2019
Unite Steel Industries18$7,3950Apr 13, 2004
KSM Construction Inc16$7,0701Jun 9, 2010
O. W. Lee CO. Inc.113$7,0500Jan 16, 2020
Campbell Certified Inc110$6,7750Oct 12, 2011
China Lake Lime Corp. And/Or Limeguys Inc.19$6,3750Jan 12, 2017
Performance Aluminum Products Inc114$5,9750Apr 22, 2014
San Bernardino Public Services-Fleet111$5,8000Jun 16, 2006

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026229$68,4200
20242213$15,2950
2023227$6,2050
2022224$1,1350
20212219$9,4750
20202222$12,7750
2019118$7,4500
2018116$2,9900
20174438$81,1150
2016114$6000
20143326$10,7300
20131110$37,1801
2012226$1,8750
20111110$6,7750
2010116$7,0701
20082211$2,1500
20061111$5,8000
20052238$28,6200
20042226$33,4950
20022227$22,5750
2001228$4,5500
20003315$29,6600

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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