Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 7040: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 7040 since 2000: 34 inspections, 34 citations, $3,682 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 7040 at a glance

Since 2000, 34 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 7040, 34 citations in all, carrying $3,682 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 (27), (7).

Where it is cited most: Stanislaus (6), Merced (6), Fresno (6), Tulare (5), Monterey (3), Santa Clara (2), Plumas (2), San Diego (1), San Benito (1), Riverside (1).

All inspections, newest first

34 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Sierra Cascade Aggregate & Asphalt Products LLCChesterJul 25, 2018Planned5 citations$825
R & J Joy Inc dba Joy EngineeringCrombergJul 24, 2018Accident2 citations$400
Papich Construction Company, Inc.CoalingaOct 3, 2017Planned5 citations$2,450
Superior Ready Mix Concrete LPSan MarcosAug 8, 2014Planned2 citations$840
Granite Construction CompanyIndioOct 16, 2013Planned1 citation$375
Cemex IncLemon CoveMar 14, 2012Planned2 citations$335
Santa FE Aggregates IncWintonOct 6, 2011Planned1 citation0
Stevens Creek Quarry IncCupertinoAug 3, 2011Planned3 citations$300
Lehigh Southwest Cement CompanyCupertinoJun 1, 2011Planned2 citations$550
Buffalo Gypsum IncKing CitySep 22, 2010Planned1 citation0
Deer Creek Rock Company IncPortervilleSep 3, 2010Planned2 citations0
Vulcan Materials Company Western DivisionSangerJul 15, 2008Planned1 citation$600
Avenal Aggregate & AsphaltCoalingaJul 2, 2008Planned2 citations$185
Ohe Sand & Gravel IncOakdaleMay 28, 2008Planned1 citation0
Valley Sand and Gravel IncLos BanosApr 29, 2008Planned1 citation0
Santa FE Aggregates IncWintonMar 20, 2008Planned1 citation0
Frank B Marks & Son IncNewmanDec 13, 2007Planned1 citation0
Lemon Cove Granite IncLemoncoveOct 18, 2007Planned2 citations0
Ohe Sand & Gravel IncOakdaleMay 17, 2007Planned1 citation$75
Avenal Aggregates and AsphaltCoalingaMay 10, 2007Planned2 citations$200
Frank B Marks & Son IncNewmanNov 7, 2006Planned1 citation$165
Avenal Aggregates and AsphaltCoalingaMay 17, 2006Planned3 citations$185
RMC Pacific Materials IncMarinaJul 13, 2004Planned1 citation0
Calaveras Materials IncMercedJul 8, 2004Planned1 citation$335
Ohe Sand & Gravel IncOakdaleJul 17, 2003Planned1 citation0
Hillsdale Rock CO IncSan Juan BautistaJan 28, 2003Planned1 citation0
Granite Construction CompanyGreenfieldOct 17, 2002Planned1 citation0
Central Valley Ready-Mix IncSangerFeb 21, 2002Planned1 citation$75
Triangle Rock Products IncLos BanosJan 17, 2002Planned2 citations$110
Deer Creek Rock Company IncPortervilleSep 25, 2001Planned2 citations$350
Mountain Gate Limestone Quarry IncReddingMar 8, 2001Planned4 citations$150
Triangle Rock Products IncLos BanosJul 18, 2000Planned2 citations$150
Kaweah River Rock COWoodlakeMar 7, 2000Programmed related2 citations$112
Santa FE Aggregates IncWaterfordJan 19, 2000Planned1 citation$75

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 7040

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Papich Construction Company, Inc.15$2,4500Oct 3, 2017
Superior Ready Mix Concrete LP12$8400Aug 8, 2014
Sierra Cascade Aggregate & Asphalt Products LLC15$8250Jul 25, 2018
Vulcan Materials Company Western Division11$6000Jul 15, 2008
Lehigh Southwest Cement Company12$5500Jun 1, 2011
R & J Joy Inc dba Joy Engineering12$4000Jul 24, 2018
Avenal Aggregates and Asphalt25$3850May 10, 2007
Granite Construction Company22$3750Oct 16, 2013
Deer Creek Rock Company Inc24$3500Sep 3, 2010
Cemex Inc12$3350Mar 14, 2012
Calaveras Materials Inc11$3350Jul 8, 2004
Stevens Creek Quarry Inc13$3000Aug 3, 2011
Triangle Rock Products Inc24$2600Jan 17, 2002
Avenal Aggregate & Asphalt12$1850Jul 2, 2008
Frank B Marks & Son Inc22$1650Dec 13, 2007
Mountain Gate Limestone Quarry Inc14$1500Mar 8, 2001
Kaweah River Rock CO12$1120Mar 7, 2000
Santa FE Aggregates Inc33$750Oct 6, 2011
Ohe Sand & Gravel Inc33$750May 28, 2008
Central Valley Ready-Mix Inc11$750Feb 21, 2002

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2018227$1,2250
2017115$2,4500
2014112$8400
2013111$3750
2012112$3350
2011336$8500
2010223$00
2008556$7850
2007446$2750
2006224$3500
2004222$3350
2003222$00
2002334$1850
2001226$5000
2000335$3370

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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