Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 5603: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 5603 since 2000: 36 inspections, 36 citations, $120,050 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 5603 at a glance

Since 2000, 36 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 5603, 36 citations in all, 20 of them serious, carrying $120,050 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 2 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (8), Retail Trade (8), Manufacturing (4).

Where it is cited most: San Diego (6), Imperial (4), Sacramento (3), Santa Barbara (2), Contra Costa (2), Mendocino (2), San Francisco (2), Placer (1), Riverside (1), Lassen (1).

All inspections, newest first

36 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Able Maintenance IncSan FranciscoDec 16, 2025Referral8 citations 3 serious$20,470
John PoulsonSan FranciscoDec 16, 2025Unprogrammed related8 citations 3 serious$12,235
Modern Classic Automotive Inc.SacramentoOct 28, 2024Accident2 citations 1 serious$11,800
College Oak Roadside Solutions, LLCSacramentoSep 25, 2024Accident3 citations 1 serious$13,025
Strahm Farms, Inc.HoltvilleFeb 2, 2022Planned7 citations$750
Topflavor Farms, Inc.WinterhavenJan 27, 2022Planned5 citations$2,625
Steve Wills Trucking & Logging, LLCOrlandJul 26, 2021Accident3 citations 1 serious$13,800
Osr/Pim Cooler Partners LLCSanta MariaJan 26, 2021Planned4 citations$1,645
J.R. Preece, Inc.El CentroJan 12, 2021Planned13 citations$2,830
Farmer John Egg Enterprises, Inc.BakersfieldNov 30, 2020Planned8 citations 3 serious$8,080
Tractor Supply CompanyYrekaOct 26, 2020Accident1 citation 1 serious$6,750
Imperial Landfill IncImperialSep 17, 2020Planned2 citations$450
Maz Properties IncGoletaSep 4, 2019Planned8 citations$2,060
Frank Konyn Dairy, Inc.EscondidoAug 29, 2019Planned4 citations$1,235
Green Horizons Landscape & Maintenance IncEscondidoJul 12, 2017Planned8 citations 1 serious$4,050
Kent's Meats & GroceriesReddingJul 15, 2015Accident4 citations 1 serious$5,625
Tesei Petroleum, IncMaderaMay 1, 2015Accident4 citations 2 serious$5,355
El Monte Catering Trucks Manufacturing, Inc.San JoseNov 21, 2014Accident7 citations$7,060
Arabian NightsChicoSep 26, 2014Referral5 citations$1,475
Ferrellgas, L.P.WestwoodJun 4, 2014Accident3 citations 2 serious$31,870
Villa AutomotiveSan Luis ObispoFeb 4, 2013Accident4 citations 1 serious$6,630
Digger's DinerBrentwoodDec 6, 2011Accident2 citations$5,485
Matich CorporationRedlandsSep 26, 2011Accident3 citations 1 serious$11,060
Titan Propane, LLC dba Northern EnergyLincolnAug 24, 2011Accident7 citations 3 serious$23,060
Tom Powell dba Powell Bros. Feed & Pet SupplyVallejoSep 10, 2009Accident2 citations 1 serious$900
Pacific Fruit FarmsWalnut GroveApr 29, 2009Accident4 citations 1 serious$3,865
Mosbaugh Properties, Inc. dba Ebbetts Pass GasVallecitoMar 18, 2009Accident3 citations 1 serious$6,635
A & G Tree CompanyEscondidoAug 31, 2007Planned15 citations$1,675
Cutter Lumber ProductsWillitsSep 13, 2006Planned29 citations 14 serious$12,475
Norcal Rental Group LLC dba Cresco XpressPleasant HillJul 6, 2006Accident3 citations 1 serious$2,700
Nelson & Sons IncUkiahSep 16, 2005Accidentdeath 3 citations 2 serious$12,635
Pick Your Part Auto WreckingChula VistaMay 4, 2005Accident17 citations 2 serious$9,000
Econo-CretePalm DesertFeb 1, 2005Accident7 citations 1 serious$10,900
Ramona Equipment RentalRamonaNov 19, 2001Complaint23 citations 2 serious$9,350
Pick Your PartSanta PaulaOct 17, 2000Complaint9 citations 1 serious$2,575
Montijo EnvironmentalSan DiegoApr 11, 2000Accident5 citations 3 serious$950

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 5603

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Ferrellgas, L.P.13$31,8700Jun 4, 2014
Titan Propane, LLC dba Northern Energy17$23,0600Aug 24, 2011
Able Maintenance Inc18$20,4700Dec 16, 2025
Steve Wills Trucking & Logging, LLC13$13,8000Jul 26, 2021
College Oak Roadside Solutions, LLC13$13,0250Sep 25, 2024
Nelson & Sons Inc13$12,6351Sep 16, 2005
Cutter Lumber Products129$12,4750Sep 13, 2006
John Poulson18$12,2350Dec 16, 2025
Modern Classic Automotive Inc.12$11,8000Oct 28, 2024
Matich Corporation13$11,0600Sep 26, 2011
Econo-Crete17$10,9000Feb 1, 2005
Ramona Equipment Rental123$9,3500Nov 19, 2001
Pick Your Part Auto Wrecking117$9,0000May 4, 2005
Farmer John Egg Enterprises, Inc.18$8,0800Nov 30, 2020
El Monte Catering Trucks Manufacturing, Inc.17$7,0600Nov 21, 2014
Tractor Supply Company11$6,7500Oct 26, 2020
Mosbaugh Properties, Inc. dba Ebbetts Pass Gas13$6,6350Mar 18, 2009
Villa Automotive14$6,6300Feb 4, 2013
Kent's Meats & Groceries14$5,6250Jul 15, 2015
Digger's Diner12$5,4850Dec 6, 2011

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
20252216$32,7050
2024225$24,8250
20222212$3,3750
20213320$18,2750
20203311$15,2800
20192212$3,2950
2017118$4,0500
2015228$10,9800
20143315$40,4050
2013114$6,6300
20113312$39,6050
2009339$11,4000
20071115$1,6750
20062232$15,1750
20053327$32,5351
20011123$9,3500
20002214$3,5250

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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