Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 8408: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 8408 since 2000: 26 inspections, 26 citations, $10,195 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 8408 at a glance

Since 2000, 26 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 8408, 26 citations in all, carrying $10,195 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (18), (8).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (7), San Mateo (3), Ventura (3), Santa Barbara (2), Santa Clara (2), San Francisco (2), El Dorado (1), Siskiyou (1), Placer (1), Tehama (1).

All inspections, newest first

26 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
W.M. Lyles CO.StocktonOct 6, 2023Complaint2 citations$1,680
Jorge Mario Hernandez MantillaLos AngelesAug 3, 2022Unprogrammed related18 citations 3 serious$24,985
A&y Construction IncLos AngelesAug 3, 2022Complaint15 citations 3 serious$20,440
Hoffman Southwest CorporationSan MateoOct 29, 2018Complaint1 citation$750
Holcomb Engineering Contractors IncPacific PalisadesNov 8, 2013Complaint11 citations 3 serious 1 repeat$10,120
Pierre Builders IncLos AngelesAug 2, 2012Complaint10 citations 1 serious 1 willful$15,010
Lance Todd dba L T ConstructionLos AngelesAug 2, 2012Unprogrammed related11 citations 2 serious$7,875
West Coast Boring IncGoletaJul 29, 2010Referral2 citations$310
Maggiora and Ghilotti Inc.San FranciscoApr 15, 2010Planned1 citation0
Shank Balfour BeattySan MateoMay 13, 2009Planned8 citations$3,525
Shasta Constructors IncCorningSep 11, 2008Planned1 citation0
Golden State Boring and Pipe Jacking IncSan FranciscoJul 10, 2007Planned2 citations$150
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring IncDunsmuirOct 6, 2004Planned2 citations$700
Gordon N Ball IncSan MateoOct 16, 2003Complaint4 citations$300
Glen Ragsdale Underground Associates IncLos Altos HillsAug 14, 2003Planned2 citations$225
Pete Fer & Son PlumbingTorranceJun 18, 2003Complaint3 citations 1 serious$1,925
Montgomery Watson HarzaPollock PinesMay 22, 2003Unprogrammed related2 citations0
Nada Pacific CorporationSunolDec 9, 2002Planned1 citation$150
Advanced Boring and MicrotunnelingCamarilloMar 1, 2002Programmed related2 citations$250
Vci Telcom, Inc.CamarilloJan 10, 2002Programmed related2 citations$600
VerizonCamarilloJan 10, 2002Programmed related2 citations$600
Walter C Smith Company IncMountain ViewSep 28, 2001Planned1 citation0
Anderson DrillingHealdsburgAug 29, 2001Planned2 citations0
Nada Pacific CorporationRocklinApr 24, 2001Planned1 citation$150
Pipe Jacking Unlimited IncLancasterSep 26, 2000Planned4 citations 2 willful$10,675
Montecito Water DistrictSummerlandMar 27, 2000Programmed related2 citations$150

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 8408

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Jorge Mario Hernandez Mantilla118$24,9850Aug 3, 2022
A&y Construction Inc115$20,4400Aug 3, 2022
Pierre Builders Inc110$15,0100Aug 2, 2012
Pipe Jacking Unlimited Inc14$10,6750Sep 26, 2000
Holcomb Engineering Contractors Inc111$10,1200Nov 8, 2013
Lance Todd dba L T Construction111$7,8750Aug 2, 2012
Shank Balfour Beatty18$3,5250May 13, 2009
Pete Fer & Son Plumbing13$1,9250Jun 18, 2003
W.M. Lyles CO.12$1,6800Oct 6, 2023
Hoffman Southwest Corporation11$7500Oct 29, 2018
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring Inc12$7000Oct 6, 2004
Verizon12$6000Jan 10, 2002
Vci Telcom, Inc.12$6000Jan 10, 2002
West Coast Boring Inc12$3100Jul 29, 2010
Gordon N Ball Inc14$3000Oct 16, 2003
Nada Pacific Corporation22$3000Dec 9, 2002
Advanced Boring and Microtunneling12$2500Mar 1, 2002
Glen Ragsdale Underground Associates Inc12$2250Aug 14, 2003
Montecito Water District12$1500Mar 27, 2000
Golden State Boring and Pipe Jacking Inc12$1500Jul 10, 2007

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2023112$1,6800
20222233$45,4250
2018111$7500
20131111$10,1200
20122221$22,8850
2010223$3100
2009118$3,5250
2008111$00
2007112$1500
2004112$7000
20034411$2,4500
2002447$1,6000
2001334$1500
2000226$10,8250

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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