Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5452: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5452 since 2000: 39 inspections, 40 citations, $32,735 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 5452 at a glance

Since 2000, 39 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5452, 40 citations in all, 11 of them serious, carrying $32,735 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 4 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Other Services (except Public Administration) (21), Manufacturing (11), (2).

Where it is cited most: Alameda (12), Los Angeles (9), Solano (4), Orange (2), Sacramento (2), San Diego (2), San Francisco (2), San Mateo (2), Placer (1), Kern (1).

All inspections, newest first

39 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
J.N.S. United Auto Body Shop, Inc.ResedaJan 22, 2026Planned10 citations$3,030
Autoaid Collision IncVan NuysJan 21, 2026Planned10 citations$5,000
Crash Daddy IncVan NuysJan 21, 2026Planned10 citations$4,750
Geovan Auto BodyResedaJan 15, 2026Planned12 citations 1 serious$6,530
Arrowhead Services LTD dba Arrowhead Refurb. ShopVallejoOct 25, 2023Complaint5 citations$2,200
Alstom TransportationVallejoOct 16, 2023Complaint9 citations$5,150
Shar-Craft, Inc.ShafterJan 7, 2014Accident17 citations 3 serious 1 willful$38,000
Fitness Super StoreConcordJul 22, 2013Complaint5 citations 5 serious$3,455
Compu-Aire IncWhittierJul 18, 2013Planned22 citations 4 serious$7,430
Pars Industries, Inc. dba Woodcraft CompanySan DiegoMay 7, 2012Complaint24 citations$4,350
Auto 360, Inc.San FranciscoJan 25, 2012Programmed related3 citations$915
Glenn Barrera dba Glenn's Customs Auto BodySouth San FranciscoJan 25, 2012Programmed related5 citations$890
Orange County Metal ProcessingFullertonDec 7, 2011Complaint30 citations 8 serious 4 willful$163,220
Precedence Auto Reconditioning, IncRosevilleApr 26, 2011Planned4 citations 1 serious$2,745
Woodsmiths Architectural Casework and Millwork, Inc.SacramentoFeb 17, 2011Complaint3 citations$695
Victor Daniel Delgado dba Performance Paint & TowiHaywardDec 8, 2010Planned4 citations 1 serious$1,275
James Prasad dba Discount Auto Body & RepairHaywardDec 7, 2010Programmed related3 citations$895
Lusive DecorAlhambraSep 16, 2010Complaint13 citations 1 serious$3,200
Manuel's Auto Body & CustomVallejoJun 9, 2010Planned6 citations 2 serious$6,370
Jose Torres dba J & J Auto Body ShopOaklandJun 9, 2010Planned4 citations 1 serious$2,310
Tuan/Tommy Tran dba East Bay Auto Repair & TowingOaklandJun 8, 2010Planned3 citations 1 serious$1,445
Protech Auto Body, Inc.San BrunoSep 17, 2009Planned3 citations$450
Ali Alzar dba American Eagle Body ShopCitrus HeightsJul 15, 2009Planned3 citations$370
Stretch Run, Inc. dba Pleasanton Steel & Supply COLivermoreApr 21, 2009Planned14 citations$1,550
Barance Inc., dba Barance Automotive & CollisionSan FranciscoJan 7, 2009Planned5 citations 2 serious$4,650
Gary Zhao dba Auto Collision CenterOaklandNov 19, 2008Planned7 citations 1 serious$5,810
Julio del Toro dba J & H Custom Body ShopOaklandNov 19, 2008Planned9 citations 2 serious$2,435
Direct Terminal IncSouth GateOct 28, 2008Complaint5 citations 1 serious$2,375
Fabco Automotive CorporationLivermoreJun 28, 2007Complaint15 citations$6,955
American Infrared Sauna CorpAnaheimFeb 15, 2007Planned25 citations 11 serious$47,590
Whelan Engineering COOaklandMay 9, 2005Planned8 citations 2 serious$1,290
C P Manufacturing IncNational CityFeb 9, 2005Complaint34 citations 1 serious$8,850
Matheny Windows & DoorsSan LeandroMay 3, 2004Complaint62 citations$6,395
Camlever, IncPomonaAug 5, 2003Complaint14 citations 4 serious$2,280
Color ProsSanta MariaOct 17, 2002Complaint5 citations 1 serious 2 repeat$7,800
Bay Ram Collision Center, Inc.HaywardAug 2, 2002Complaint17 citations 3 serious$11,965
Matheson Tri-Gas, IncNewarkDec 29, 2000Complaint5 citations$1,875
Benicia Foundry & Iron WorksBeniciaMar 14, 2000Accident22 citations 8 serious$46,460
American Truck BodiesPomonaFeb 7, 2000Complaint14 citations$800

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5452

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Orange County Metal Processing130$163,2200Dec 7, 2011
American Infrared Sauna Corp125$47,5900Feb 15, 2007
Benicia Foundry & Iron Works122$46,4600Mar 14, 2000
Shar-Craft, Inc.117$38,0000Jan 7, 2014
Bay Ram Collision Center, Inc.117$11,9650Aug 2, 2002
C P Manufacturing Inc134$8,8500Feb 9, 2005
Color Pros15$7,8000Oct 17, 2002
Compu-Aire Inc122$7,4300Jul 18, 2013
Fabco Automotive Corporation115$6,9550Jun 28, 2007
Geovan Auto Body112$6,5300Jan 15, 2026
Matheny Windows & Doors162$6,3950May 3, 2004
Manuel's Auto Body & Custom16$6,3700Jun 9, 2010
Gary Zhao dba Auto Collision Center17$5,8100Nov 19, 2008
Alstom Transportation19$5,1500Oct 16, 2023
Autoaid Collision Inc110$5,0000Jan 21, 2026
Crash Daddy Inc110$4,7500Jan 21, 2026
Barance Inc., dba Barance Automotive & Collision15$4,6500Jan 7, 2009
Pars Industries, Inc. dba Woodcraft Company124$4,3500May 7, 2012
Fitness Super Store15$3,4550Jul 22, 2013
Lusive Decor113$3,2000Sep 16, 2010

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
20264442$19,3100
20232214$7,3500
20141117$38,0000
20132227$10,8850
20123332$6,1550
20113337$166,6600
20106633$15,4950
20094425$7,0200
20083321$10,6200
20072240$54,5450
20052242$10,1400
20041162$6,3950
20031114$2,2800
20022222$19,7650
20003341$49,1350

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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