Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 8495: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 8495 since 2000: 23 inspections, 26 citations, $21,620 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 8495 at a glance

Since 2000, 23 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 8495, 26 citations in all, 4 of them serious, carrying $21,620 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (15), (8).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (6), Sonoma (3), San Bernardino (2), San Francisco (2), San Diego (1), Yuba (1), Riverside (1), Tehama (1), San Mateo (1), Napa (1).

All inspections, newest first

23 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc.San FranciscoJan 22, 2018Planned1 citation$875
Tutor Perini CorporationSan FranciscoMay 4, 2017Unprogrammed related11 citations 3 serious$10,395
Sak Construction L.L.C.North HollywoodSep 28, 2016Planned1 citation$160
Golden State Boring and Pipe Jacking IncWilmingtonDec 18, 2014Planned1 citation$135
Holcomb Engineering Contractors IncPacific PalisadesNov 8, 2013Complaint11 citations 3 serious 1 repeat$10,120
Michels/Jay Dee/Coluccio Joint VentureMenlo ParkJul 16, 2013Planned2 citations$715
Ken Thompson, Inc.Seal BeachJul 29, 2009Planned1 citation$200
Becho IncCorningJan 14, 2009Planned2 citations$505
Pipejacking UnlimitedLos AngelesMar 4, 2008Planned1 citation 1 serious$1,350
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring IncVallejoDec 13, 2006Planned3 citations$1,425
Mitchell EngineeringBrowns ValleyMar 2, 2006Planned1 citation$500
Golden State Boring IncYucaipaNov 17, 2005Planned4 citations$100
Erick Ammon IncLewistonNov 23, 2004Planned1 citation 1 serious$3,150
Glen Ragsdale Underground Associates IncNapaSep 12, 2003Accident3 citations$5,700
Traylor-Shea-Frontier-Kenny JVLos AngelesMar 13, 2003Accident3 citations 2 serious$3,300
West Coast Boring IncSan DiegoAug 22, 2002Complaint1 citation$75
Underground Construction Managers IncForestvilleAug 29, 2001Planned1 citation$75
R Black Construction LLCForestvilleAug 29, 2001Programmed related1 citation$75
Vadnais CorporationForestvilleJul 6, 2001Planned2 citations0
Pacific Boring IncConcordJun 14, 2001Programmed related1 citation0
Pipe Jacking Unlimited IncTemeculaJan 18, 2001Planned1 citation$325
Pipe Jacking Unlimited IncLancasterSep 26, 2000Planned4 citations 2 willful$10,675
Advanced Boring and MicrotunnellingPalm DesertJan 10, 2000Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,750

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 8495

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Pipe Jacking Unlimited Inc25$11,0000Jan 18, 2001
Tutor Perini Corporation111$10,3950May 4, 2017
Holcomb Engineering Contractors Inc111$10,1200Nov 8, 2013
Glen Ragsdale Underground Associates Inc13$5,7000Sep 12, 2003
Traylor-Shea-Frontier-Kenny JV13$3,3000Mar 13, 2003
Erick Ammon Inc11$3,1500Nov 23, 2004
Advanced Boring and Microtunnelling12$1,7500Jan 10, 2000
Drill Tech Drilling & Shoring Inc13$1,4250Dec 13, 2006
Pipejacking Unlimited11$1,3500Mar 4, 2008
Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc.11$8750Jan 22, 2018
Michels/Jay Dee/Coluccio Joint Venture12$7150Jul 16, 2013
Becho Inc12$5050Jan 14, 2009
Mitchell Engineering11$5000Mar 2, 2006
Ken Thompson, Inc.11$2000Jul 29, 2009
Sak Construction L.L.C.11$1600Sep 28, 2016
Golden State Boring and Pipe Jacking Inc11$1350Dec 18, 2014
Golden State Boring Inc14$1000Nov 17, 2005
West Coast Boring Inc11$750Aug 22, 2002
R Black Construction LLC11$750Aug 29, 2001
Underground Construction Managers Inc11$750Aug 29, 2001

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2018111$8750
20171111$10,3950
2016111$1600
2014111$1350
20132213$10,8350
2009223$7050
2008111$1,3500
2006224$1,9250
2005114$1000
2004111$3,1500
2003226$9,0000
2002111$750
2001556$4750
2000226$12,4250

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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