Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 6165: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 6165 since 2000: 48 inspections, 52 citations, $12,670 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 6165 at a glance

Since 2000, 48 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 6165, 52 citations in all, carrying $12,670 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are (16), Manufacturing (9), Transportation and Warehousing (6).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (23), Alameda (5), Orange (5), San Francisco (3), Marin (2), San Mateo (2), Fresno (1), Contra Costa (1), Santa Clara (1), Santa Barbara (1).

All inspections, newest first

48 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation ? San Quentin Rehabilitation Center Fire DepartmentSan QuentinSep 9, 2024Complaint6 citations$6,000
Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLCVictorvilleJul 25, 2022Planned11 citations 2 repeat$7,835
Rahi Systems Inc.HaywardMay 25, 2022Complaint14 citations 1 serious$17,800
Republic Services, Inc.AnaheimJan 13, 2022Complaint4 citations$1,310
VonsSeal BeachJun 24, 2019Complaint4 citations$1,610
American Linehaul CorporationHawthorneJun 26, 2018Complaint8 citations 2 serious$27,550
Pixior, LLCCty of CmmrceJan 26, 2018Unprogrammed related11 citations 5 serious$44,330
Three Star Global IncCommerceJan 26, 2018Accident6 citations 2 serious$42,310
Pier 1 ImportsColmaApr 4, 2017Complaint4 citations$2,240
Town and Country Landscaping and Supply CO., IncSanta ClaraNov 14, 2016Planned24 citations 1 serious$6,285
The Save Mart Companies, Inc.San BrunoSep 7, 2016Complaint4 citations$1,050
Total Import Solutions, Inc.Santa Fe SpringsMar 14, 2016Complaint3 citations$695
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.RichmondFeb 25, 2016Planned10 citations 1 serious$26,055
Airport Appliance, Inc.HaywardFeb 17, 2015Complaint7 citations$4,255
Waterhill LTDIndustryMar 2, 2012Accident6 citations 3 serious$10,130
PNS Stores Inc dba Big Lots StoreLa HabraJul 13, 2011Complaint2 citations$465
Westcoast LiquidationAnaheimMay 17, 2010Complaint7 citations 1 serious$11,850
Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc.OaklandJun 6, 2008Complaint9 citations 2 serious$12,970
San Diego Unified School DistrictSan DiegoJan 9, 2008Accident7 citations$4,120
Fresno CO Employment & Temporary AssistanceFresnoJul 27, 2007Complaint2 citations$370
Superior Millwork of SB, Inc.GoletaApr 4, 2006Planned14 citations 6 serious$8,615
California Exposition & State FairSacramentoAug 25, 2005Planned3 citations$2,060
La County Dept of Health ServicesCommerceApr 12, 2005Complaint5 citations$600
ColosseumComptonJan 13, 2005Complaint7 citations 2 serious$3,495
Mercury Plastics IncIndustryJan 7, 2004Complaint4 citations$750
Lynwood Usd Lynwood High SchoolLynwoodNov 19, 2003Complaint12 citations 1 serious$9,355
Latitudes InternationalRancho DominguezOct 7, 2003Accident11 citations 3 serious$2,670
American Furniture SystemSan GabrielJun 24, 2003Complaint3 citations$150
City Heights AppartmentsLos AngelesJan 23, 2003Unprogrammed related2 citations$220
Hunt & Behrens, Inc.PetalumaDec 5, 2002Planned4 citations 2 serious$3,900
Evergreen America CorpSan PedroOct 23, 2002Complaint4 citations$960
FK Anderson COLos AngelesAug 13, 2002Planned13 citations 4 serious$13,385
La County Public Social ServicesLos AngelesJun 14, 2002Complaint3 citations$650
La County Health ServicesLos AngelesSep 20, 2001Complaint7 citations 1 serious$3,750
CRMRancho DominguezJun 7, 2001Complaint16 citations 4 serious$6,680
Kraftmaid Cabinetry, IncHaywardMay 31, 2001Planned9 citations 2 serious$8,850
Alberto Lopez dba Lopez WoodworkingLos AngelesMay 2, 2001Accident9 citations 3 serious$6,005
Winkler Forming IncSanta Fe SpringsApr 27, 2001Accident11 citations 1 serious$18,485
Security Paper TubeCity of IndustryMar 2, 2001Accident16 citations 1 serious$16,480
Kirkhill ManufacturingDowneyDec 13, 2000Complaint8 citations$1,575
JC Carter Company IncCosta MesaNov 22, 2000Planned27 citations 6 serious$16,125
Ncphs-Sequoia'sSan FranciscoNov 2, 2000Complaint2 citations$300
Northwest Airlines CargoLos AngelesOct 18, 2000Complaint12 citations 4 serious$3,750
Now & Zen, Inc.San FranciscoAug 23, 2000Accident32 citations 5 serious$3,185
Western EagleSanta Fe SpringsJun 9, 2000Accident4 citations 1 serious$2,750
Annabelle Candy CO., Inc.HaywardMay 10, 2000Planned47 citations 30 serious$48,815
California Cascade IndustriesWoodlandApr 19, 2000Planned25 citations 6 serious$7,195
California Culinary AcademySan FranciscoMar 27, 2000Complaint38 citations 12 serious$47,205

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 6165

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Annabelle Candy CO., Inc.147$48,8150May 10, 2000
California Culinary Academy138$47,2050Mar 27, 2000
Pixior, LLC111$44,3300Jan 26, 2018
Three Star Global Inc16$42,3100Jan 26, 2018
American Linehaul Corporation18$27,5500Jun 26, 2018
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.110$26,0550Feb 25, 2016
Winkler Forming Inc111$18,4850Apr 27, 2001
Rahi Systems Inc.114$17,8000May 25, 2022
Security Paper Tube116$16,4800Mar 2, 2001
JC Carter Company Inc127$16,1250Nov 22, 2000
FK Anderson CO113$13,3850Aug 13, 2002
Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc.19$12,9700Jun 6, 2008
Westcoast Liquidation17$11,8500May 17, 2010
Waterhill LTD16$10,1300Mar 2, 2012
Lynwood Usd Lynwood High School112$9,3550Nov 19, 2003
Kraftmaid Cabinetry, Inc19$8,8500May 31, 2001
Superior Millwork of SB, Inc.114$8,6150Apr 4, 2006
Cemex Construction Materials Pacific LLC111$7,8350Jul 25, 2022
California Cascade Industries125$7,1950Apr 19, 2000
CRM116$6,6800Jun 7, 2001

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024116$6,0000
20223329$26,9450
2019114$1,6100
20183325$114,1900
2017114$2,2400
20164441$34,0850
2015117$4,2550
2012116$10,1300
2011112$4650
2010117$11,8500
20082216$17,0900
2007112$3700
20061114$8,6150
20053315$6,1550
2004114$7500
20034428$12,3950
20024424$18,8950
20016668$60,2500
200099195$130,9000

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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