Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5044: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5044 since 2000: 61 inspections, 71 citations, $23,940 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 5044 at a glance

Since 2000, 61 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5044, 71 citations in all, 4 of them serious, carrying $23,940 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are (21), Manufacturing (17), Construction (9).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (20), San Diego (6), Kern (3), Ventura (3), Orange (3), Sonoma (3), Napa (2), Santa Clara (2), Mendocino (2), Butte (2).

All inspections, newest first

61 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Kwan WO Ironworks, Inc.HaywardMay 22, 2024Accident4 citations 1 serious$15,200
Spectrum Alloys, LLCLos AngelesOct 30, 2023Accident5 citations$2,180
Mike Owen Fabrication, IncBakersfieldMay 4, 2023Accident4 citations 1 serious$4,750
United Production FramingChula VistaApr 28, 2020Accident4 citations$1,120
JMB Construction, Inc.San JoseJan 28, 2019Accident2 citations 1 serious$6,750
Waste Solutions Group of San Benito CountyHollisterJul 10, 2018Accident2 citations$525
Los Angeles Engineering, Inc.Santa AnaOct 23, 2017Accident3 citations$1,540
Gonsalves & Santucci, Inc.BeniciaJan 13, 2017Accident8 citations 4 serious$32,425
FST Sand and Gravel IncCoronaApr 4, 2016Planned9 citations$1,425
Sims Group USA CorporationRichmondJan 13, 2016Accident5 citations$6,525
Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLCApple ValleyJan 6, 2016Planned16 citations 1 willful$5,275
Thomas ScanlanAlpineAug 3, 2015Fatality or catastrophedeath 10 citations$12,740
Paulus Engineering IncAnaheimMar 10, 2015Accident4 citations 1 serious$15,210
Chandler Aggregates IncCoronaJan 29, 2013Planned2 citations$200
Three D Plastics, dba Three D Traffic WorksBurbankOct 25, 2012Accident4 citations$1,165
Butte Steel & Fabrication, Inc.San JoseSep 26, 2012Accident6 citations$4,115
Connell ChevroletCosta MesaJul 31, 2012Accident2 citations$560
Bamford TimberOrovilleJun 20, 2012Accidentdeath 3 citations$1,045
Santa Barbara Center for the Performing Art Inc.Santa BarbaraJun 15, 2012Complaint7 citations$4,100
Ladd Ready Mixed Concrete COOnyxMay 31, 2012Planned4 citations$740
Taltech Construction IncSylmarMar 19, 2012Complaint11 citations 2 serious$5,690
Quinn CompanyOxnardFeb 27, 2012Accident5 citations 1 serious$12,305
Campbell Certified IncOceansideOct 12, 2011Accident10 citations 3 serious$6,775
Philip & Donald Klinker dba Oval HeadLos AngelesJun 29, 2011Planned19 citations 2 serious$6,050
Coldpack, Inc.San DiegoMar 30, 2011Accident29 citations 3 serious$30,160
Ener-Tech Metals IncParamountMar 2, 2011Accident1 citation$275
Advance Structual Alloys LLCOxnardOct 11, 2010Complaint12 citations 3 serious$10,430
C & G Plastics Inc dba C&g Mercury PlasticsSylmarSep 20, 2010Accident5 citations$890
Paramount Roll & Forming, Inc.Santa Fe SpringsMay 5, 2010Planned11 citations 2 serious$2,345
Security Paving Company, Inc.PiruApr 21, 2010Accident5 citations 3 serious 1 repeat$29,495
Los Angeles Galvanizing CompanyHuntington ParkDec 1, 2009Unprogrammed related4 citations$200
Monterey Pacific, Inc.SoledadAug 19, 2009Accident3 citations 1 serious$2,200
Punch Press ProductsVernonNov 14, 2008Accident4 citations 1 serious$4,940
Franklin Construction IncChicoJan 10, 2008Planned1 citation$150
Cozad Trailer Sales, LLCStocktonNov 1, 2007Accident8 citations 3 serious$13,875
Anvil Steel CorporationGardenaFeb 25, 2006Accidentdeath 13 citations 6 serious$9,260
Garcia Juarez Construction IncBaldwin HillsJan 18, 2006Planned4 citations$615
Carpenter Special Products CorporationEl CajonJul 23, 2004Planned8 citations 7 serious$7,600
Angeles Steel Services Welding & MFG.Santa Fe SpringsAug 7, 2003Complaint7 citations 3 serious$5,600
Ford Construction Company Inc.LincolnSep 24, 2002Accidentdeath 1 citation$150
Cascade PumpSanta Fe SpringsDec 17, 2001Accident8 citations 1 serious$3,000
West Coast Iron, Inc.Spring ValleyDec 14, 2001Accident7 citations 1 serious$4,490
Qtops Plastic Manufacturing IncCommerceNov 2, 2001Accident12 citations 3 serious$17,500
Paramount Roll & Forming, Inc.Santa Fe SpringsOct 22, 2001Accident4 citations$680
Montebello Container CorporationLa MiradaOct 16, 2001Accident7 citations 3 serious$21,270
The Tunnel Group IncPico RiveraAug 21, 2001Referral2 citations 1 serious$85
Magorian Mine ServicesSt HelenaAug 13, 2001Planned2 citations0
Redding City Fleet MaintenanceReddingJul 17, 2001Accidentdeath 1 citation$600
Randall Sand & GravelGarbervilleJun 28, 2001Planned1 citation0
Babb Tool & Machine Inc.ParamountMay 24, 2001Accident7 citations 1 serious$11,700
Adco IndustriesDowneyMay 9, 2001Accident13 citations 2 serious$2,160
Parnum Paving IncCarlottaJan 18, 2001Programmed related1 citation0
Canyon Rock CO IncForestvilleDec 13, 2000Planned2 citations0
Baxman Gravel Company IncCleoneNov 21, 2000Planned2 citations0
Al-Mag Heat TreatSouth El MonteOct 19, 2000Complaint24 citations 2 serious$1,775
Parnum Paving IncUkiahSep 7, 2000Planned1 citation0
Syar Industries IncHealdsburgAug 29, 2000Complaint3 citations$300
Nabors Drilling USA Inc.TupmanAug 14, 2000Accident4 citations 1 serious$19,495
Jerry Dewitt Trucking IncGeyservilleJul 21, 2000Planned2 citations0
Annabelle Candy CO., Inc.HaywardMay 10, 2000Planned47 citations 30 serious$48,815
Underground Storage Systems Inc dba Bacchus CavesNapaMay 9, 2000Accident2 citations 1 serious$1,800

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5044

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Annabelle Candy CO., Inc.147$48,8150May 10, 2000
Gonsalves & Santucci, Inc.18$32,4250Jan 13, 2017
Coldpack, Inc.129$30,1600Mar 30, 2011
Security Paving Company, Inc.15$29,4950Apr 21, 2010
Montebello Container Corporation17$21,2700Oct 16, 2001
Nabors Drilling USA Inc.14$19,4950Aug 14, 2000
Qtops Plastic Manufacturing Inc112$17,5000Nov 2, 2001
Paulus Engineering Inc14$15,2100Mar 10, 2015
Kwan WO Ironworks, Inc.14$15,2000May 22, 2024
Cozad Trailer Sales, LLC18$13,8750Nov 1, 2007
Thomas Scanlan110$12,7401Aug 3, 2015
Quinn Company15$12,3050Feb 27, 2012
Babb Tool & Machine Inc.17$11,7000May 24, 2001
Advance Structual Alloys LLC112$10,4300Oct 11, 2010
Anvil Steel Corporation113$9,2601Feb 25, 2006
Carpenter Special Products Corporation18$7,6000Jul 23, 2004
Campbell Certified Inc110$6,7750Oct 12, 2011
JMB Construction, Inc.12$6,7500Jan 28, 2019
Sims Group USA Corporation15$6,5250Jan 13, 2016
Philip & Donald Klinker dba Oval Head119$6,0500Jun 29, 2011

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024114$15,2000
2023229$6,9300
2020114$1,1200
2019112$6,7500
2018112$5250
20172211$33,9650
20163330$13,2250
20152214$27,9501
2013112$2000
20128842$29,7201
20114459$43,2600
20104433$43,1600
2009227$2,4000
2008225$5,0900
2007118$13,8750
20062217$9,8751
2004118$7,6000
2003117$5,6000
2002111$1501
2001121265$61,4851
20009987$72,1850

Your rights when the hazard is real

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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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