Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 6969: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 6969 since 2000: 32 inspections, 32 citations, $6,115 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 6969 at a glance

Since 2000, 32 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 6969, 32 citations in all, carrying $6,115 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (26), (4), Wholesale Trade (1).

Where it is cited most: San Bernardino (11), Stanislaus (3), Riverside (2), Merced (2), Inyo (2), Imperial (2), Orange (2), Kern (1), San Diego (1), Napa (1).

All inspections, newest first

32 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Rio Tinto Minerals, Inc.CartagoAug 16, 2017Planned2 citations$225
Inland Industrial Tire North, Inc.CupertinoJun 21, 2017Accident5 citations 2 serious$21,680
Fireman Rock and Nursery, Inc.BarstowJul 21, 2016Planned1 citation$300
BCJ Sand and Rock IncOrovilleMar 16, 2015Planned11 citations 1 serious$3,015
Sls&n Inc.ColtonJul 31, 2014Planned3 citations$810
Chandler Aggregates IncColtonOct 15, 2013Planned1 citation0
FST Sand and Gravel IncCoronaSep 14, 2012Complaint1 citation$225
Graham EquipmentVictorvilleJun 27, 2012Planned4 citations$285
Hanson Aggregates West RegionSan DiegoMay 27, 2010Accident2 citations$600
Superior Ready Mix Concrete LPNilandMay 27, 2010Planned1 citation$225
Austin Creek MaterialsCazaderoOct 23, 2009Planned2 citations$600
Sls&n Inc.UplandAug 10, 2009Planned1 citation$150
California Drilling and Blasting CO., Inc.Lake ElsinoreApr 23, 2009Planned1 citation$300
Cutting Edge Aggregates IncOro GrandeOct 30, 2008Planned3 citations$370
National Cement Company of CaliforniaLebecSep 3, 2008Planned5 citations$1,585
LE Tourneau Technologies IncBrawleyDec 18, 2007Programmed related1 citation$150
Barney Northcote IncRedlandsJul 5, 2007Programmed related1 citation$75
California Drilling and Blasting CO., Inc.Lake ElsinoreJun 22, 2007Programmed related2 citations$435
Central Valley TruckingMercedJan 10, 2007Planned2 citations$750
Standard Industrial Minerals IncMammoth LakeOct 25, 2006Planned1 citation$110
West Coast Aggregates IncCrows LandingSep 6, 2006Planned1 citation$200
George Reed IncWaterfordMay 23, 2006Planned1 citation0
Calaveras Materials IncWaterfordJan 26, 2006Planned2 citations$450
Alpha Materials IncColtonJul 22, 2004Planned4 citations$430
Syar Industries IncNapaMar 18, 2004Accident1 citation$450
Robertsons Ready MixAnaheimNov 26, 2003Accident3 citations 1 serious$18,600
FST Sand and Gravel IncSan Juan CapistranoNov 13, 2002Planned1 citation0
Twin Mountain Rock CompanyLittle LakeMar 26, 2002Planned2 citations$305
Viceroy Gold CorporationNiptonDec 27, 2001Planned1 citation$165
Hanson AggregatesNewberry SpringsJul 16, 2001Planned2 citations$525
Calaveras Materials IncSnellingFeb 14, 2001Planned1 citation$75
Blue Rock CompanyTrinityAug 24, 2000Planned2 citations0

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 6969

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Inland Industrial Tire North, Inc.15$21,6800Jun 21, 2017
Robertsons Ready Mix13$18,6000Nov 26, 2003
BCJ Sand and Rock Inc111$3,0150Mar 16, 2015
National Cement Company of California15$1,5850Sep 3, 2008
Sls&n Inc.24$9600Jul 31, 2014
Central Valley Trucking12$7500Jan 10, 2007
California Drilling and Blasting CO., Inc.23$7350Apr 23, 2009
Austin Creek Materials12$6000Oct 23, 2009
Hanson Aggregates West Region12$6000May 27, 2010
Calaveras Materials Inc23$5250Jan 26, 2006
Hanson Aggregates12$5250Jul 16, 2001
Syar Industries Inc11$4500Mar 18, 2004
Alpha Materials Inc14$4300Jul 22, 2004
Cutting Edge Aggregates Inc13$3700Oct 30, 2008
Twin Mountain Rock Company12$3050Mar 26, 2002
Fireman Rock and Nursery, Inc.11$3000Jul 21, 2016
Graham Equipment14$2850Jun 27, 2012
Rio Tinto Minerals, Inc.12$2250Aug 16, 2017
FST Sand and Gravel Inc22$2250Sep 14, 2012
Superior Ready Mix Concrete LP11$2250May 27, 2010

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2017227$21,9050
2016111$3000
20151111$3,0150
2014113$8100
2013111$00
2012225$5100
2010223$8250
2009334$1,0500
2008228$1,9550
2007446$1,4100
2006445$7600
2004225$8800
2003113$18,6000
2002223$3050
2001334$7650
2000112$00

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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