Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5460: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5460 since 2000: 17 inspections, 27 citations, $36,980 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 5460 at a glance

Since 2000, 17 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5460, 27 citations in all, 10 of them serious, carrying $36,980 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (12), (4), Other Services (except Public Administration) (1).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (3), Solano (2), Sacramento (2), Plumas (2), Riverside (1), San Mateo (1), Stanislaus (1), San Joaquin (1), San Diego (1), San Francisco (1).

All inspections, newest first

17 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Sdi Industries, Inc.PacoimaSep 4, 2019Planned7 citations 3 serious$9,975
TLP Metal Works Inc.El CajonJan 23, 2017Planned25 citations 9 serious$24,325
Sierra Pacific IndustriesRed BluffSep 15, 2015Planned17 citations 6 serious$13,820
Heartland Steel Products West, LLCLodiOct 6, 2014Planned9 citations$2,470
Ermico Enterprises, Inc., dba ErmicoSan FranciscoApr 8, 2014Planned19 citations 3 serious$9,625
English Manufacturing, IncRancho CordovaJul 15, 2013Complaint8 citations$4,650
O'Hara Metal ProductsFairfieldDec 13, 2007Complaint9 citations$2,550
National Signal IncorporatedSanta Fe SpringsNov 13, 2007Complaint7 citations 1 serious$3,325
Modesto Plating and Powder CoatingModestoMay 15, 2007Complaint4 citations$605
Almanor Manufacturing IncChesterApr 6, 2006Complaint5 citations 1 repeat$2,500
Almanor Manufacturing IncChesterJul 22, 2003Complaint6 citations 2 serious$4,000
B & O MFG. Inc.South San FranciscoMay 2, 2003Complaint20 citations 1 serious$8,625
US Powder Coating, Inc.SacramentoJan 14, 2003Complaint3 citations$890
Electra-Bond IncDowneyDec 7, 2001Complaint7 citations 1 serious$1,200
Strech Plastics IncBanningNov 30, 2001Planned15 citations 4 serious$6,980
Industrial Electric ManufacturingFremontSep 18, 2001Complaint12 citations 1 serious$5,135
Benicia Foundry & Iron WorksBeniciaMar 14, 2000Accident22 citations 8 serious$46,460

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5460

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Benicia Foundry & Iron Works122$46,4600Mar 14, 2000
TLP Metal Works Inc.125$24,3250Jan 23, 2017
Sierra Pacific Industries117$13,8200Sep 15, 2015
Sdi Industries, Inc.17$9,9750Sep 4, 2019
Ermico Enterprises, Inc., dba Ermico119$9,6250Apr 8, 2014
B & O MFG. Inc.120$8,6250May 2, 2003
Strech Plastics Inc115$6,9800Nov 30, 2001
Almanor Manufacturing Inc211$6,5000Apr 6, 2006
Industrial Electric Manufacturing112$5,1350Sep 18, 2001
English Manufacturing, Inc18$4,6500Jul 15, 2013
National Signal Incorporated17$3,3250Nov 13, 2007
O'Hara Metal Products19$2,5500Dec 13, 2007
Heartland Steel Products West, LLC19$2,4700Oct 6, 2014
Electra-Bond Inc17$1,2000Dec 7, 2001
US Powder Coating, Inc.13$8900Jan 14, 2003
Modesto Plating and Powder Coating14$6050May 15, 2007

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2019117$9,9750
20171125$24,3250
20151117$13,8200
20142228$12,0950
2013118$4,6500
20073320$6,4800
2006115$2,5000
20033329$13,5150
20013334$13,3150
20001122$46,4600

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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