Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5549: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5549 since 2000: 50 inspections, 53 citations, $169,835 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 5549 at a glance

Since 2000, 50 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5549, 53 citations in all, 17 of them serious, carrying $169,835 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 1 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Manufacturing (23), (10), Real Estate and Rental and Leasing (4).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (13), San Diego (7), San Mateo (4), San Joaquin (3), Orange (3), Stanislaus (3), Mendocino (2), Sonoma (2), San Bernardino (2), Santa Clara (1).

All inspections, newest first

50 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Delta Star Inc.San CarlosNov 13, 2025Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Asf Clean Team LLCHillsboroughApr 11, 2024Accident3 citations 3 serious$29,250
Global Scaffold Construction Services, Inc.CarsonSep 26, 2022Accident2 citations 1 serious$7,310
Kern EnergyBakersfieldAug 31, 2022Accident3 citations 1 serious$27,500
Altair Paramount, LLCParamountMay 12, 2022Accident3 citations 2 serious$20,850
Full Circle Ventures, Inc.San DiegoJun 27, 2018Complaint18 citations 2 serious$15,440
B and R Custom Chopping LLCRiverdaleMay 2, 2018Accident1 citation 1 serious$2,700
Surf City Auto Group, Inc.Huntington BeachOct 3, 2016Complaint10 citations$1,650
Treeline WoodworksLos AngelesAug 18, 2016Planned6 citations 2 serious$4,800
Tj/H2b Analytical Services USA, LLCSacramentoAug 17, 2016Complaint4 citations$1,435
CA Welding SupplyStocktonFeb 16, 2016Accident1 citation$450
All Star Glass, Inc.PowayFeb 17, 2015Accident8 citations 3 serious$21,450
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital, Inc.WhittierJun 17, 2014Accident5 citations$225
Thunderbolt Wood Treating CO., Inc.RiverbankJun 5, 2013Accident4 citations$2,200
Farah & Sazzadul Khan dba Arbor ApartmentsMercedApr 30, 2013Accident7 citations 1 serious$6,125
Shadow Holdings LLC dba Bocchi LaboratoriesSanta ClaritaJan 9, 2012Accident2 citations 2 serious$18,675
Micro Lithography Inc.SunnyvaleNov 18, 2010Complaint11 citations 1 serious$3,000
Aaa Glassware LLCLos AngelesOct 1, 2010Complaint12 citations 1 serious$3,305
Sequence Consulting, Inc.SalinasJun 3, 2009Accident5 citations$300
Leiso Inc. dba Apex RentalsHesperiaDec 31, 2008Accident2 citations$185
Oscar Martinez dba Oscar's Oven Services & RepairVictorvilleDec 9, 2008Accident2 citations 1 serious$3,235
Southern California Valve CO.Santa Fe SpringsAug 28, 2008Complaint5 citations$600
Adel Wiggins Group of Transdigm, Inc.CommerceJun 19, 2008Accident8 citations 3 serious$21,420
Mendocino Solid WastesUkiahJun 13, 2008Accident7 citations 3 serious$12,825
Metalite MFG. CO.PacoimaMar 7, 2008Accident2 citations 1 serious$14,550
Smiths AerospaceSanta AnaMay 15, 2007Accident3 citations 1 serious$18,370
California Wire ClothVisaliaMay 14, 2007Complaint9 citations$2,925
George Perry & Sons IncTracyJul 27, 2006Accidentdeath 2 citations 1 serious$3,150
Innovative MoldingSebastopolMar 1, 2006Complaint7 citations$2,330
M K GraphicsLos AngelesAug 26, 2005Planned4 citations$340
Hishear Corp. dba Lisi AerospaceTorranceJun 22, 2005Accident8 citations 3 serious$21,600
Orion Custom BoatsEl CajonApr 26, 2005Complaint18 citations 8 serious$5,320
Jack & Janna Stern dba Janna Holdings, LPPacific PalisadesApr 22, 2005Accident3 citations$1,400
Western Hoist, IncNational CityApr 18, 2005Complaint15 citations$2,455
C P Manufacturing IncNational CityFeb 9, 2005Complaint34 citations 1 serious$8,850
Ats Products IncRichmondMay 25, 2004Complaint9 citations 3 serious$6,895
Willits Towing & RecoveryWillitsApr 28, 2004Accident9 citations$1,460
Alfa KleenSan Luis ObispoAug 25, 2003Complaint5 citations$200
Run Rite Auto ServiceEl CajonMay 5, 2003Complaint14 citations 1 serious$1,400
Ferro Electronic MaterialsVistaOct 4, 2002Accident4 citations 1 serious$18,450
NCF IndustriesSanta MariaJan 16, 2002Complaint3 citations$255
Williams Tank Lines IncStocktonDec 13, 2001Complaint10 citations 3 serious$8,645
United Rentals Aerial EquipmentModestoApr 4, 2001Accident2 citations$250
Raftgo Henry ManufacturingNapaMar 21, 2001Complaint4 citations$435
Coast Foundry ManufacturingPomonaNov 22, 2000Complaint5 citations$1,350
Stroupe Petroleum Maintenance Inc.Santa RosaOct 26, 2000Unprogrammed related3 citations$450
Modesto Marine IncModestoAug 1, 2000Accident7 citations 3 serious$22,475
Lodan West, Inc.San CarlosJun 26, 2000Complaint16 citations 2 serious$8,490
Memry CorpMenlo ParkMay 17, 2000Accident24 citations 7 serious$39,180
MCP Foods Inc dba Firmenich IncAnaheimFeb 25, 2000Accident1 citation$600

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5549

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Memry Corp124$39,1800May 17, 2000
Asf Clean Team LLC13$29,2500Apr 11, 2024
Kern Energy13$27,5000Aug 31, 2022
Modesto Marine Inc17$22,4750Aug 1, 2000
Hishear Corp. dba Lisi Aerospace18$21,6000Jun 22, 2005
All Star Glass, Inc.18$21,4500Feb 17, 2015
Adel Wiggins Group of Transdigm, Inc.18$21,4200Jun 19, 2008
Altair Paramount, LLC13$20,8500May 12, 2022
Shadow Holdings LLC dba Bocchi Laboratories12$18,6750Jan 9, 2012
Ferro Electronic Materials14$18,4500Oct 4, 2002
Smiths Aerospace13$18,3700May 15, 2007
Delta Star Inc.11$18,0000Nov 13, 2025
Full Circle Ventures, Inc.118$15,4400Jun 27, 2018
Metalite MFG. CO.12$14,5500Mar 7, 2008
Mendocino Solid Wastes17$12,8250Jun 13, 2008
C P Manufacturing Inc134$8,8500Feb 9, 2005
Williams Tank Lines Inc110$8,6450Dec 13, 2001
Lodan West, Inc.116$8,4900Jun 26, 2000
Global Scaffold Construction Services, Inc.12$7,3100Sep 26, 2022
Ats Products Inc19$6,8950May 25, 2004

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025111$18,0000
2024113$29,2500
2022338$55,6600
20182219$18,1400
20164421$8,3350
2015118$21,4500
2014115$2250
20132211$8,3250
2012112$18,6750
20102223$6,3050
2009115$3000
20086626$52,8150
20072212$21,2950
2006229$5,4801
20056682$39,9650
20042218$8,3550
20032219$1,6000
2002227$18,7050
20013316$9,3300
20006656$72,5450

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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