Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5148: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5148 since 2000: 24 inspections, 25 citations, $20,377 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 5148 at a glance

Since 2000, 24 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5148, 25 citations in all, 1 of them serious, carrying $20,377 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Accommodation and Food Services (4), Other Services (except Public Administration) (4), Manufacturing (4).

Where it is cited most: Fresno (4), Alameda (4), Santa Clara (3), Marin (3), Orange (2), Los Angeles (2), San Mateo (1), Riverside (1), San Diego (1), Madera (1).

All inspections, newest first

24 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Ciao Saigon Cafe, Inc.WestminsterJan 10, 2024Planned3 citations$1,305
Thermal Shipping SolutionsNovatoJun 21, 2023Complaint3 citations$1,800
Fresno Postacute Care, LLCFresnoNov 19, 2019Complaint1 citation$400
Impact ConstructionChowchillaApr 3, 2018Complaint9 citations 3 serious$54,180
TLK Steel IncorporatedSan FranciscoNov 4, 2016Complaint10 citations 2 serious$4,797
Growers Soil ManagementReedleySep 16, 2016Complaint2 citations$610
Shisha Partners, LLCEncinoSep 29, 2015Complaint1 citation 1 willful$5,000
Helios ResortPalm SpringsJun 2, 2015Complaint4 citations 2 serious$19,500
Lightning Van Lines, Inc.San LeandroJul 2, 2012Complaint2 citations$450
MDC Vacuum Products, LLCHaywardDec 22, 2011Complaint4 citations$2,055
CMJ Restaurants, Inc. dba McDonald'sSan JoseJan 21, 2011Complaint7 citations$1,350
Irrigation Production IncFirebaughOct 7, 2010Referral1 citation$160
Cafe DI Vang Inc dba Cafe DI Vang IiiGarden GroveSep 15, 2010Complaint2 citations$435
Harris Brothers Auto Body WorksSouth San FranciscoJan 15, 2009Complaint3 citations$255
Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.Santa ClaraSep 2, 2008Complaint3 citations$1,260
GO & Associates Attorneys AT LawBakersfieldMar 4, 2008Complaint3 citations$255
Garden City CasinoSan JoseFeb 15, 2008Complaint1 citation$300
CA Mental Health Dept Coalinga State HospitalCoalingaDec 5, 2007Complaint1 citation$1,125
Donsa IncLos AngelesMar 13, 2007Complaint11 citations 2 serious$16,525
Allied Packing & SupplyOaklandJan 18, 2007Complaint3 citations$565
Andres VU dba Classic Auto CraftSan RafaelDec 1, 2006Complaint3 citations$330
Barkers Food Machinery ServiceSan DiegoNov 16, 2006Complaint13 citations 1 serious$4,055
D & A BumpersHaywardMar 30, 2005Complaint20 citations$1,985
CA Dept. of CorrectionsSan QuentinJul 2, 2004Complaint1 citation0

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5148

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Impact Construction19$54,1800Apr 3, 2018
Helios Resort14$19,5000Jun 2, 2015
Donsa Inc111$16,5250Mar 13, 2007
Shisha Partners, LLC11$5,0000Sep 29, 2015
TLK Steel Incorporated110$4,7970Nov 4, 2016
Barkers Food Machinery Service113$4,0550Nov 16, 2006
MDC Vacuum Products, LLC14$2,0550Dec 22, 2011
D & A Bumpers120$1,9850Mar 30, 2005
Thermal Shipping Solutions13$1,8000Jun 21, 2023
CMJ Restaurants, Inc. dba McDonald's17$1,3500Jan 21, 2011
Ciao Saigon Cafe, Inc.13$1,3050Jan 10, 2024
Vanguard Car Rental USA, Inc.13$1,2600Sep 2, 2008
CA Mental Health Dept Coalinga State Hospital11$1,1250Dec 5, 2007
Growers Soil Management12$6100Sep 16, 2016
Allied Packing & Supply13$5650Jan 18, 2007
Lightning Van Lines, Inc.12$4500Jul 2, 2012
Cafe DI Vang Inc dba Cafe DI Vang Iii12$4350Sep 15, 2010
Fresno Postacute Care, LLC11$4000Nov 19, 2019
Andres VU dba Classic Auto Craft13$3300Dec 1, 2006
Garden City Casino11$3000Feb 15, 2008

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024113$1,3050
2023113$1,8000
2019111$4000
2018119$54,1800
20162212$5,4070
2015225$24,5000
2012112$4500
20112211$3,4050
2010223$5950
2009113$2550
2008337$1,8150
20073315$18,2150
20062216$4,3850
20051120$1,9850
2004111$00

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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