Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 507: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 507 since 2000: 23 inspections, 28 citations, $15,012 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 507 at a glance

Since 2000, 23 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 507, 28 citations in all, 4 of them serious, carrying $15,012 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Wholesale Trade (12), Manufacturing (4), Utilities (4).

Where it is cited most: Imperial (4), Riverside (4), Stanislaus (3), Monterey (2), Kern (2), Colusa (1), Santa Barbara (1), San Diego (1), Kings (1), Fresno (1).

All inspections, newest first

23 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Calpine King City Cogen, LLC dba Calpine Corp.King CityAug 12, 2025Planned4 citations 1 serious$10,230
Airgas Specialty ProductsHanfordApr 22, 2025Planned6 citations 2 serious$12,000
Compton AG ServicesBlytheJan 11, 2019Planned15 citations$3,930
AG Production COTurlockAug 30, 2016Planned6 citations$1,740
Gillespie AG ServicesPortervilleApr 28, 2016Planned5 citations$785
Tid Water & Power dba Almond Power PlantTurlockJan 20, 2016Planned4 citations$1,115
North Island Energy FacilityCoronadoSep 18, 2015Planned4 citations$338
J.R. Simplot CompanyHelmAug 5, 2015Planned5 citations$1,500
California Ammonia CO., dba CalamcoGrimesMay 1, 2012Planned9 citations$700
Crop Production ServicesModestoOct 18, 2011Referral4 citations$790
Compton AG ServicesBlytheMar 26, 2009Planned9 citations$585
Wilbur-Ellis CompanyBlytheMar 12, 2009Planned11 citations 3 serious$13,950
Helena ChemicalBlytheJan 29, 2009Planned10 citations 1 serious$7,910
Wilbur-Ellis CompanySoledadDec 2, 2008Planned20 citations 8 serious$7,535
Les Sandrini FarmsDelanoJul 24, 2008Planned6 citations 3 serious$4,980
D R Osborne CO IncHoltvilleJun 25, 2008Planned30 citations 4 serious$9,530
Western Farm ServicesImperialJun 5, 2008Planned13 citations$1,770
Planters Ginning CompanyBrawleyMay 21, 2008Planned7 citations$570
Phibro-Tech, IncSanta Fe SpringsFeb 11, 2003Planned11 citations 2 serious$7,560
El Paso Merchant Energy North AmericaMcKittrickJan 22, 2003Planned8 citations 1 serious$5,240
J.R. Simplot CompanyLathropDec 10, 2002Complaint3 citations 1 serious$3,300
Vail Ranch LLCWestmorelandOct 25, 2002Complaint12 citations 5 serious$3,399
Kern Delta Weedpatch Cotton GinMc FarlandNov 28, 2001Planned18 citations 5 serious$18,080

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 507

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Wilbur-Ellis Company231$21,4850Mar 12, 2009
Kern Delta Weedpatch Cotton Gin118$18,0800Nov 28, 2001
Airgas Specialty Products16$12,0000Apr 22, 2025
Calpine King City Cogen, LLC dba Calpine Corp.14$10,2300Aug 12, 2025
D R Osborne CO Inc130$9,5300Jun 25, 2008
Helena Chemical110$7,9100Jan 29, 2009
Phibro-Tech, Inc111$7,5600Feb 11, 2003
El Paso Merchant Energy North America18$5,2400Jan 22, 2003
Les Sandrini Farms16$4,9800Jul 24, 2008
J.R. Simplot Company28$4,8000Aug 5, 2015
Compton AG Services224$4,5150Jan 11, 2019
Vail Ranch LLC112$3,3990Oct 25, 2002
Western Farm Services113$1,7700Jun 5, 2008
AG Production CO16$1,7400Aug 30, 2016
Tid Water & Power dba Almond Power Plant14$1,1150Jan 20, 2016
Crop Production Services14$7900Oct 18, 2011
Gillespie AG Services15$7850Apr 28, 2016
California Ammonia CO., dba Calamco19$7000May 1, 2012
Planters Ginning Company17$5700May 21, 2008
North Island Energy Facility14$3380Sep 18, 2015

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
20252210$22,2300
20191115$3,9300
20163315$3,6400
2015229$1,8380
2012119$7000
2011114$7900
20093330$22,4450
20085576$24,3850
20032219$12,8000
20022215$6,6990
20011118$18,0800

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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