Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 8615: Cal/OSHA Citations

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 8615 since 2000: 27 inspections, 29 citations, $138,975 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 8615 at a glance

Since 2000, 27 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 8615, 29 citations in all, 15 of them serious, carrying $138,975 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Construction (13), Information (8), (5).

Where it is cited most: Los Angeles (7), Santa Barbara (3), Alameda (3), Santa Clara (2), Sacramento (2), San Diego (1), Shasta (1), El Dorado (1), Stanislaus (1), Solano (1).

All inspections, newest first

27 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Pacific Bell Telephone CompanyVallejoFeb 13, 2024Accident1 citation$560
Wes-Tec, IncLos AngelesAug 24, 2022Accident2 citations$410
Pauley Construction, IncSalton CityAug 17, 2022Accident4 citations$16,120
Pacific Bell Telephone CompanyGreenwoodMar 7, 2022Accident1 citation 1 serious$3,000
Walker Cellular, Inc.ReddingMay 21, 2021Referral2 citations 1 serious$4,610
Alpha Omega Wireless IncOrlandMay 18, 2021Referral2 citations$3,205
SitesolSan Juan CapoAug 7, 2019Accident3 citations 2 serious$16,400
A-Co Temporary Power, Inc.ResedaJul 14, 2017Accident3 citations 1 serious$3,620
N X UtilitiesPlaya del ReyMay 18, 2016Accident2 citations 1 serious$7,485
Unwired LTD.OaklandDec 7, 2015Referral3 citations 1 serious$1,910
Total Media Concepts, Inc.OaklandNov 6, 2015Referral2 citations 1 serious$2,400
Motive Energy Telecommunications, Inc.San DiegoMay 22, 2014Accident5 citations 4 serious$30,450
Pinnacle Telecommunications, Inc.AlbanyJan 8, 2014Accident2 citations 1 serious$25,560
Golden State Utility CompanyCampbellNov 4, 2009Accidentdeath 8 citations 1 serious$45,510
HP Communications, Inc.San JoseMar 12, 2009Accident1 citation$2,000
Cox Cable Santa Barbara Inc.GoletaAug 28, 2008Complaint3 citations$1,260
Mountain Power Constr COSacramentoMay 30, 2008Accident1 citation 1 serious$2,475
Pacific Telephone CO dba SBC Services IncCeresFeb 27, 2008Accident1 citation$375
SBCSanta MariaAug 25, 2005Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$7,500
AC Square Inc.San MateoMar 1, 2005Accident3 citations 1 serious$1,750
Southern California Gas CompanySanta BarbaraMay 10, 2004Accident2 citations$600
Tower Structures Inc.ResedaMay 7, 2003Accident1 citation$825
Tower Structures Inc.Mount WilsonAug 1, 2002Complaint1 citation 1 serious$3,035
Roseville Telephone CO.Citrus HeightsOct 3, 2001Accidentdeath 1 citation$300
Process Communications Developers, Inc.Los AngelesJun 20, 2001Accident1 citation 1 serious$2,475
Burge CorpWilmingtonOct 17, 2000Accident3 citations 2 serious$10,800
Charter CableBurbankMay 31, 2000Accident2 citations$560

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 8615

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Golden State Utility Company18$45,5101Nov 4, 2009
Motive Energy Telecommunications, Inc.15$30,4500May 22, 2014
Pinnacle Telecommunications, Inc.12$25,5600Jan 8, 2014
Sitesol13$16,4000Aug 7, 2019
Pauley Construction, Inc14$16,1200Aug 17, 2022
Burge Corp13$10,8000Oct 17, 2000
SBC11$7,5001Aug 25, 2005
N X Utilities12$7,4850May 18, 2016
Walker Cellular, Inc.12$4,6100May 21, 2021
Tower Structures Inc.22$3,8600May 7, 2003
A-Co Temporary Power, Inc.13$3,6200Jul 14, 2017
Pacific Bell Telephone Company22$3,5600Feb 13, 2024
Alpha Omega Wireless Inc12$3,2050May 18, 2021
Mountain Power Constr CO11$2,4750May 30, 2008
Process Communications Developers, Inc.11$2,4750Jun 20, 2001
Total Media Concepts, Inc.12$2,4000Nov 6, 2015
HP Communications, Inc.11$2,0000Mar 12, 2009
Unwired LTD.13$1,9100Dec 7, 2015
AC Square Inc.13$1,7500Mar 1, 2005
Cox Cable Santa Barbara Inc.13$1,2600Aug 28, 2008

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024111$5600
2022337$19,5300
2021224$7,8150
2019113$16,4000
2017113$3,6200
2016112$7,4850
2015225$4,3100
2014227$56,0100
2009229$47,5101
2008335$4,1100
2005224$9,2501
2004112$6000
2003111$8250
2002111$3,0350
2001222$2,7751
2000225$11,3600

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).

An injury itself is a workers' compensation claim, handled separately from anything on this page. What this firm handles is the employment side: the retaliation, the firing after the injury report, the wage and hour problems that usually travel with an unsafe workplace. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

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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