Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Page 9 of 10. Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces since 2000: 929 inspections, 1,780 citations, $5,149,621 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.

All inspections under 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces, page 9 of 10

929 inspections since 2000, newest first. Page 1 carries the summary, the largest penalties, the rules cited and the year-by-year table.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Dba Great Western Litho & BinderyVan NuysApr 14, 2003Accidentdeath 7 citations 3 serious$13,445
Escalon Fire DepartmentEscalonApr 14, 2003Complaint5 citations 1 serious$1,650
Sunkist Growers, Inc.OntarioApr 4, 2003Planned8 citations$2,050
Limelite Restaurant & BarSan RafaelMar 26, 2003Planned3 citations 1 serious$2,000
PPR A Repipe CompanySanta MoniMar 26, 2003Accident5 citations 1 serious$1,855
Wedemeyer BakerySouth San FranciscoMar 24, 2003Planned12 citations 3 serious$4,580
Electro Adapter CO.ChatsworthMar 10, 2003Complaint3 citations$935
UC Davis Healthcare SystemSacramentoFeb 25, 2003Complaint9 citations 3 serious$14,390
V & M Restoration, Inc.West SacramentoFeb 19, 2003Complaint3 citations$1,800
Metropolitan State HospitalNorwalkFeb 6, 2003Complaint3 citations$1,125
Eco Resources IncBarstowJan 22, 2003Planned28 citations 5 serious$27,530
Alfred Conhagen, Inc.South San FranciscoJan 16, 2003Accident3 citations 2 serious$16,300
GenentechSouth San FranciscoJan 16, 2003Unprogrammed related5 citations 2 serious$11,240
The Lagunitas Brewing CompanyPetalumaJan 10, 2003Planned8 citations 4 serious$13,245
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Formerly BordenFremontJan 8, 2003Planned17 citations 1 serious 1 repeat$11,285
Faencal Tartaric Products, Inc.FresnoJan 2, 2003Accident6 citations 3 serious$10,060
Nevada Sierra Chemical CompanyStocktonDec 17, 2002Planned7 citations 4 serious$3,215
Catacula Lake WinerySt. HelenaDec 6, 2002Complaint3 citations$445
La County Sheriff's Facility Service BureauCastiacNov 27, 2002Complaint3 citations$1,125
Angeles Block CompanyOrangeNov 25, 2002Accidentdeath 8 citations$15,500
Niembaum Coppola Estate WineryRutherfordOct 21, 2002Complaint1 citation$800
North Valley Ready MixChicoOct 17, 2002Complaint6 citations 2 serious$4,000
Jessie's Grove WineryLodiOct 11, 2002Planned4 citations 1 serious$1,050
Spreckles SugarWoodlandOct 10, 2002Accident8 citations 2 serious$24,970
La Ribera WineryUkiahOct 8, 2002Planned5 citations 1 serious$1,725
Turley WineryTempletonOct 1, 2002Planned7 citations 1 serious$2,600
Canandaigua Wine CO.EscalonSep 25, 2002Accidentdeath 2 citations$5,400
Buttonwood FarmSolvangSep 24, 2002Planned22 citations 3 serious$6,220
Steele Wines, Inc.KelseyvilleSep 23, 2002Complaint6 citations 2 serious$2,485
Coronado Brewing Company, Inc.CoronadoSep 23, 2002Planned6 citations$950
Brite Plating CO IncLos AngelesSep 20, 2002Follow-up3 citations 2 repeat$3,000
Stone Brewing Company (dba)San MarcosSep 18, 2002Complaint15 citations 5 serious$6,910
Dba Byron Vineyards & WinerySanta MariaSep 17, 2002Planned15 citations 2 serious$8,280
Rancho Sisquoc WinerySanta MariaSep 17, 2002Planned21 citations 6 serious$5,940
Arthur Earl WineryBuelltonSep 16, 2002Planned18 citations 4 serious$5,675
A S V WinesMcFarlandSep 12, 2002Planned7 citations 5 serious$8,485
Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery, LLCHealdsburgAug 29, 2002Accident3 citations$450
Brawley BeefBrawleyAug 28, 2002Referral7 citations 2 serious$7,650
Dba American Fruit ProcessorsPacoimaAug 22, 2002Planned23 citations 6 serious$14,080
Selby WineryHealdsburgAug 2, 2002Accident4 citations 1 serious$1,200
Pyramid Breweries Inc.BerkeleyJul 23, 2002Complaint25 citations 3 serious$13,300
Frank Earnest Sales IncPerrisJul 12, 2002Accident3 citations 1 serious$15,500
City of San Diego-Customer SupportSan DiegoJun 12, 2002Accident2 citations$375
Frank-Rombauer Cellars LLC aka Frank Family LLCCalistogaJun 7, 2002Planned6 citations$450
Spectrum Organic Products, Inc.PetalumaApr 26, 2002Accident2 deaths 18 citations 6 serious$70,525
Roto RooterPachecoApr 23, 2002Complaint16 citations 9 serious$19,135
Custom Pack, Inc.Garden GroveApr 23, 2002Planned12 citations 5 serious$15,300
PSC Industrial Outsourcing GroupMartinezApr 11, 2002Complaint3 citations 1 serious$8,500
Ultramar Inc.MartinezApr 11, 2002Unprogrammed related3 citations 1 repeat$1,275
Roadster Wheels, LLC dba Wheel VintiquesGarden GroveApr 4, 2002Accident7 citations 3 serious$39,375
Kemiron Pacific IncFontanaMar 21, 2002Planned4 citations$1,050
General HydroponicsSebastopolMar 20, 2002Complaint9 citations$900
Tower Grove Vintners, Inc., dba Laetitia WineryArroyo GrandeMar 13, 2002Planned14 citations 7 serious$7,975
Pacific Treatment and Environmental Services, Inc.Fort IrwinMar 11, 2002Complaint3 citations$545
TST IncFontanaMar 6, 2002Planned8 citations$2,755
Redlands Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning IncRedlandsMar 1, 2002Complaint2 citations$100
Timber Cove RecyclingSanta RosaFeb 26, 2002Accident10 citations 3 serious$2,940
Anderson-Cottonwood Concrete ProductsCottonwoodFeb 21, 2002Planned3 citations$100
Equilon Enterprises, LLCBakersfieldJan 15, 2002Planned10 citations$1,675
SO. San Francisco Water Quality Control PlantSouth San FranciscoDec 27, 2001Complaint18 citations 4 serious$13,275
Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc.VernonDec 14, 2001Complaint9 citations 3 serious$3,390
Sun World International LLCBakersfieldDec 5, 2001Planned23 citations 1 serious$9,435
Romic Environmental TechnologiesEast Palo AltoDec 4, 2001Complaint6 citations 1 serious$7,175
TimecRichmondNov 30, 2001Complaint2 citations$560
West Mark Service CentersBakersfieldNov 28, 2001Complaint1 citation$400
Equilon Enterprises, LLCMartinezNov 19, 2001Unprogrammed related4 citations 3 serious$25,490
TimecMartinezNov 19, 2001Accidentdeath 4 citations 2 serious$9,370
San Benito AggregateHollisterNov 2, 2001Accident3 citations$150
San Diego Bread COSan DiegoOct 19, 2001Accident8 citations 2 serious$21,900
Musco Olive Products, Inc.OrlandOct 18, 2001Planned11 citations 3 serious$13,950
7/11 Materials IncWaterfordOct 10, 2001Complaint4 citations$450
La Paper Box & Board MillsCommerceOct 5, 2001Complaint6 citations 4 serious$14,400
Toppan Electronics, Inc.San DiegoSep 21, 2001Complaint24 citations 13 serious$20,210
Advanced Pressure SystemsLos AngelesSep 21, 2001Accidentdeath 4 citations 1 serious$1,920
General Machining, LLCVacavilleAug 2, 2001Complaint17 citations 7 serious$8,435
Live Oak City Waste Treatment PlantLive OakJun 26, 2001Complaint6 citations$825
Bodycote Thermal ProcessingTarzanaMay 17, 2001Accident2 deaths 16 citations 5 serious$69,205
The Picard Family Company Inc dba Watson PlumbingCalabasasMay 15, 2001Complaint9 citations 3 serious$6,885
The Living Desert, Inc.Palm DesertMay 8, 2001Complaint2 citations$1,125
Marin Brewing CO.LarkspurMay 1, 2001Complaint7 citations 1 serious$2,550
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. dba BfiSacramentoApr 26, 2001Accident6 citations 6 serious$65,000
Gall Bros General Engineering ContractorsPalmdaleApr 26, 2001Accidentdeath 1 citation$260
Allied Waste Industries, Inc. dba BfiSacramentoApr 25, 2001Accident7 citations 6 serious$55,100
Antioch Rock & Ready MixAntiochApr 24, 2001Complaint6 citations 3 repeat$12,000
San Diego City Metro Wastewater DeptSan DiegoApr 23, 2001Complaint1 citation$375
Prakash L Patel, dba, Pacifica MotelLong BeachApr 18, 2001Unprogrammed related5 citations 1 serious$11,730
Harbor Services CO.OxnardApr 10, 2001Complaint3 citations$300
Vine Cliff WineryYountvilleApr 9, 2001Complaint2 citations$315
Eott Energy Corp.TupmanMar 21, 2001Planned13 citations 1 serious$7,385
Esparto Community Services DistrictEspartoMar 14, 2001Complaint3 citations$1,125
International Catalyst IncTorranceMar 2, 2001Accidentdeath 3 citations 1 serious$10,060
Domaine Carneros, LTDNapaMar 2, 2001Planned6 citations 1 serious$3,400
Creative Communication Technologies IncLong BeachMar 1, 2001Accident7 citations 1 serious$4,665
Albertson's Distribution CenterBreaFeb 20, 2001Planned24 citations 6 serious$23,585
Long Beach Aquarium of the PacificLong BeachJan 23, 2001Complaint9 citations 4 serious$5,210
CA State of Dept Corrections/CimChinoDec 14, 2000Complaint12 citations 3 serious 1 repeat$14,850
Johns ManvilleCoronaDec 7, 2000Planned16 citations 3 serious$13,875
Syar Industries IncNapaNov 29, 2000Complaint3 citations$450
City of Lakewood Dept of Water ResourcesLakewoodNov 27, 2000Complaint4 citations$1,405
JC Carter Company IncCosta MesaNov 22, 2000Planned27 citations 6 serious$16,125

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. Back to page 1, safety tracker home.

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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