Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5206: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5206 since 2000: 41 inspections, 75 citations, $112,840 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 5206 at a glance

Since 2000, 41 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5206, 75 citations in all, 16 of them serious, carrying $112,840 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 2 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (32), Transportation and Warehousing (6), Public Administration (1).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (13), Alameda (6), Orange (5), San Bernardino (2), Sacramento (2), Fresno (2), San Joaquin (1), Shasta (1), Marin (1), Riverside (1).

All inspections, newest first

41 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Johnston Industrial Supply, Inc.FresnoDec 16, 2025Complaint1 citation$110
Valley Plating Works IncLos AngelesNov 21, 2025Complaint3 citations 1 serious$6,460
Electric Innovations IncReddingFeb 24, 2025Complaint3 citations$1,505
Innovation AlleyFresnoOct 14, 2024Complaint1 citation$185
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics CompanyPalmdaleSep 4, 2024Complaint5 citations 4 serious$63,635
Safeway, Inc.TracyJun 26, 2024Planned27 citations 8 serious$182,100
Brewbilt Manufacturing LLCGrass ValleyFeb 22, 2023Complaint6 citations$2,360
Precision Swiss Products, Inc.MilpitasJan 30, 2023Complaint4 citations$5,355
Coast Plating, Inc./Valence Surface Technologies, LLCGardenaOct 11, 2019Complaint2 citations$850
Black Diamond BladeSacramentoSep 10, 2019Accident7 citations$2,750
Moda Enterprises, Inc.AnaheimApr 20, 2019Fatality or catastrophedeath 3 citations$935
Rohr Inc.RiversideMar 18, 2019Complaint4 citations 2 serious$14,020
Flowmaster IncWest SacramentoFeb 21, 2019Complaint9 citations$7,855
International Aerospace Coatings, Inc. dba IacVictorvilleMay 17, 2018Referral8 citations 5 serious$32,660
Triumph Processing - Embee Division Inc.Santa AnaJan 20, 2017Complaint20 citations 3 serious$31,035
Valence Surface Technolgies/Coast Plating Inc.GardenaApr 14, 2016Complaint9 citations 7 serious$10,375
Bowman Plating Company IncComptonApr 23, 2015Referral5 citations$750
La Habra Plating CO.La HabraDec 11, 2014Complaint13 citations 5 serious$4,515
The Boeing CompanyVictorvilleAug 1, 2014Accident2 citations0
Bristol IndustriesBreaJun 10, 2014Accident3 citations$745
Alloy ProcessingComptonApr 10, 2014Complaint11 citations$8,890
Therma-Flite, Inc.BeniciaMar 20, 2014Complaint12 citations 5 serious$16,640
Arden Engineering IncAnaheimJun 19, 2013Complaint2 citations$1,120
Colorrite Distributing West, IncPalmdaleApr 3, 2013Complaint5 citations$875
Laird MFG., LLCMercedFeb 16, 2012Complaint2 citations 1 serious$3,100
Verne's Chrome Plating IncGardenaAug 5, 2011Referral3 citations 1 serious$1,745
United AirlinesSan FranciscoAug 3, 2011Complaint3 citations$1,125
The Bumper Shop IncLos AngelesMar 11, 2011Complaint7 citations 1 serious$2,165
Coast Plating Holdings Inc aka Coast Plating IncGardenaJun 30, 2010Complaint7 citations$2,845
Angelus Plating WorksGardenaMay 12, 2010Accident10 citations 6 serious$15,575
Fedex ExpressLos AngelesJan 25, 2010Complaint4 citations$675
Heat and Control, IncHaywardDec 17, 2009Complaint9 citations 2 serious$8,410
Pepsi Bottling GroupHaywardSep 30, 2009Planned3 citations$1,200
Vitafreze Frozen Confections, Inc.SacramentoSep 16, 2009Planned6 citations$1,375
Fullbloom Baking, CO.NewarkSep 1, 2009Planned8 citations$2,700
Dobake Bakeries, IncOaklandAug 13, 2009Planned8 citations 1 serious$5,700
Lockheed MartinPalmdaleNov 24, 2008Complaint1 citation0
Bay Ship & Yacht CO.AlamedaSep 18, 2008Complaint5 citations 1 serious$4,650
CA Dept of Corrections San QuentinSan QuentinSep 2, 2008Complaint7 citations$1,050
Municipal Transportation Agency dba MuniSan FranciscoSep 19, 2007Complaint4 citations$450
Terminal Manufacturing CO., LLCBerkeleyJun 1, 2007Planned15 citations 1 serious$2,400

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5206

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Safeway, Inc.127$182,1000Jun 26, 2024
Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company15$63,6350Sep 4, 2024
International Aerospace Coatings, Inc. dba Iac18$32,6600May 17, 2018
Triumph Processing - Embee Division Inc.120$31,0350Jan 20, 2017
Therma-Flite, Inc.112$16,6400Mar 20, 2014
Angelus Plating Works110$15,5750May 12, 2010
Rohr Inc.14$14,0200Mar 18, 2019
Valence Surface Technolgies/Coast Plating Inc.19$10,3750Apr 14, 2016
Alloy Processing111$8,8900Apr 10, 2014
Heat and Control, Inc19$8,4100Dec 17, 2009
Flowmaster Inc19$7,8550Feb 21, 2019
Valley Plating Works Inc13$6,4600Nov 21, 2025
Dobake Bakeries, Inc18$5,7000Aug 13, 2009
Precision Swiss Products, Inc.14$5,3550Jan 30, 2023
Bay Ship & Yacht CO.15$4,6500Sep 18, 2008
La Habra Plating CO.113$4,5150Dec 11, 2014
Laird MFG., LLC12$3,1000Feb 16, 2012
Coast Plating Holdings Inc aka Coast Plating Inc17$2,8450Jun 30, 2010
Black Diamond Blade17$2,7500Sep 10, 2019
Fullbloom Baking, CO.18$2,7000Sep 1, 2009

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025337$8,0750
20243333$245,9200
20232210$7,7150
20195525$26,4101
2018118$32,6600
20171120$31,0350
2016119$10,3750
2015115$7500
20145541$30,7900
2013227$1,9950
2012112$3,1000
20113313$5,0350
20103321$19,0950
20095534$19,3850
20083313$5,7000
20072219$2,8500

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.

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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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