Year record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

California Workplace Safety Inspections Opened in 2002

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

Page 16 of 108. 10,754 inspections opened, 19,493 citations, $18,102,006 in penalties, 175 deaths investigated.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

All inspections opened in 2002, page 16 of 108

10,754 inspections, newest first. Page 1 carries the year in numbers, the biggest penalties and the industry table.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Kemp Plastering Inc.Simi ValleyOct 29, 2002Complaint4 citations 2 serious 1 repeat$6,490
$13,955 proposed
Metropolitan Stevedore CompanySan DiegoOct 29, 2002Planned1 citation 1 serious$3,900
Spectrum ConstructionSimi ValleyOct 29, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation 1 serious$2,250
$6,750 proposed
Creative CoatingsSan DiegoOct 29, 2002Complaint13 citations$1,660
Canyon Rock and AsphaltSan DiegoOct 29, 2002Planned5 citations 1 serious$1,455
$4,055 proposed
Stalnaker ElectricSan JacintoOct 29, 2002Accidentdeath 2 citations$700
$11,150 proposed
Deseret Farms of CaliforniaChicoOct 29, 2002Planned2 citations$680
Steve Moylan General ContractorSan AnselmoOct 29, 2002Accident4 citations$630
Aron L. Rotman, Md/American Institute of Medicine285muda DunesOct 29, 2002Complaint4 citations$520
Memo Scaffolding Inc.Simi ValleyOct 29, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation 1 serious$485
$4,385 proposed
Kaiser Permanente West Los Angeles Medical CenterLos AngelesOct 29, 2002Complaint2 citations$450
$560 proposed
Oglebay Norton Industrial Sands IncSan Juan CapistranoOct 29, 2002Planned2 citations$450
N.Tahoe Quality Roofing, Inc. Dba: Quality RoofingTahoe CityOct 29, 2002Accident1 citation$450
J E Higgins Lumber COLivermoreOct 29, 2002Accident1 citation$450
$18,000 proposed
Zain Kadri MD Facs IncNewport BeachOct 29, 2002Complaint3 citations$375
Bravo ContractorSan ClementeOct 29, 2002Accident1 citation$250
Pressroom CleanersAos AngelesOct 29, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation$185
Los Angeles TimesLos AngelesOct 29, 2002Complaint1 citation$160
Foxfire Constructors IncEscondidoOct 29, 2002Planned1 citation$150
Coast Commercial Brokerage IncSan DiegoOct 29, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation$130
Mendes Calf RanchTiptonOct 29, 2002Complaint1 citation$125
San Martin TireSan MartinOct 29, 2002Accident1 citation$125
Larry Drew Backhoe Service, Inc.Santa RosaOct 29, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation$100
Martin Fischer Logging CO. Inc.West PointOct 29, 2002Accident1 citation$50
Mendonca OrchardsChicoOct 29, 2002Plannedno inspection made$0
Bimbo Bakeries USASouth San FranciscoOct 29, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Taorina IndustriesAnaheimOct 29, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Essex Electric IncAnaheimOct 29, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Kelly ServicesIrwindaleOct 29, 2002Accidentno citations$0
Sierra Pacific IndustriesQuincyOct 29, 2002Accidentno citations$0
Charles Pankow Builders LTDLos AngelesOct 29, 2002Plannedno citations$0
Palm Springs Baking CompanyPalm SpringsOct 29, 2002Accidentno citations$0
Kimura Packing, Inc.GridleyOct 29, 2002Plannedno citations$0
Nellson NutraceuticalIrwindaleOct 29, 2002Follow-upno citations$0
Larry Drew Backhoe Service, Inc.Santa RosaOct 29, 2002Plannedno citations$0
Nova Group IncSan DiegoOct 29, 2002Plannedno citations$0
SearsFresnoOct 29, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.San JoseOct 29, 2002Unprogrammed relatedno citations$0
North San Juan Fire District-Station 3Nevada CityOct 29, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Kiewit Pacific CompanySacramentoOct 28, 2002Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Express Recycling CO IncLos AngelesOct 28, 2002Complaint15 citations 1 serious$3,630
$12,765 proposed
Insulcrete ConstructionRosemeadOct 28, 2002Complaint9 citations 1 serious$2,800
$6,930 proposed
Air Design, Inc.PetalumaOct 28, 2002Complaint2 citations 2 serious$2,700
Hubert KosterLa JollaOct 28, 2002Complaint6 citations$860
Bec Electrical ContractorsPerrisOct 28, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation$750
$935 proposed
San Bernardino County Fleet ManagementSan BernardinoOct 28, 2002Accident3 citations$750
$1,685 proposed
Precision Concrete Inc.La JollaOct 28, 2002Unprogrammed related7 citations$600
$3,560 proposed
StaplesSan DiegoOct 28, 2002Complaint2 citations$375
$750 proposed
Jack IN the BoxSacramentoOct 28, 2002Complaint2 citations$300
$900 proposed
Fischer PlumbingPerrisOct 28, 2002Complaint1 citation$275
Quality Reinforcing, Inc.La JollaOct 28, 2002Unprogrammed related4 citations$200
Air Design, Inc.PetalumaOct 28, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation$150
Hacker RanchRosemeadOct 28, 2002Unprogrammed related2 citations$100
$780 proposed
TCJ Construction & EnvironmentalSan DiegoOct 28, 2002Unprogrammed relatedno citations$0
Asphalt Construction Company, Inc.MojaveOct 28, 2002Plannedno inspection made$0
City of Los Angeles Dept of Water and PowerCantilOct 28, 2002Plannedno inspection made$0
Stevedoring Service of AmericaSan DiegoOct 28, 2002Plannedno citations$0
Columbia Pictures Industries IncTerminal IslandOct 28, 2002Accidentno citations$0
Express PlasteringSebastopolOct 28, 2002Complaintno inspection made$0
Employee Representation Services, dba Ers Inc.SacramentoOct 28, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Pacific Boring IncFresnoOct 28, 2002Plannedno inspection made$0
Focus Commercial, Inc.SacramentoOct 28, 2002Unprogrammed relatedno citations$0
E.L. YeagerRancho CucamongaOct 28, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Stockton Tri Industries, IncIoneOct 25, 2002Accident2 citations 1 serious$12,600
VCCBurbankOct 25, 2002Complaint3 citations 1 serious$8,000
$27,000 proposed
Standard Cabinets and Counter Tops CO & MFGSan FranciscoOct 25, 2002Accident33 citations 10 serious$4,590
Vail Ranch LLCWestmorelandOct 25, 2002Complaint12 citations 5 serious$3,399
$20,615 proposed
S. O. S. Construction Inc.SamoaOct 25, 2002Planned4 citations 1 serious$2,050
$2,150 proposed
Pacific Coast DisposalGualalaOct 25, 2002Complaint2 citations$1,000
$5,000 proposed
PPG Industries IncFresnoOct 25, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation$750
$18,000 proposed
The Shutter FactoryOrangeOct 25, 2002Complaint4 citations$665
Sutter Home Winery, Inc.Saint HelenaOct 25, 2002Accident1 citation$375
Update Construction COMonterey ParkOct 25, 2002Complaint3 citations$350
$605 proposed
South Coast Structural IncBurbankOct 25, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation$325
$6,300 proposed
Traylor-Shea-Frontier-Kenny JVLos AngelesOct 25, 2002Planned1 citation$300
Wood and Son PaintingSpring ValleyOct 25, 2002Accidentno inspection made$0
Centre Scapes IncLa VerneOct 25, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Walter C Smith Company IncPittsburgOct 25, 2002Plannedno inspection made$0
Taisei Construction CorporationLos AngelesOct 25, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Ayala Boring IncCity of IndustryOct 25, 2002Plannedno inspection made$0
Robert L Burrus ConstructionLaguna NiguelOct 25, 2002Accidentno inspection made$0
SD Unified School Dist - Alcott ElementarySan DiegoOct 25, 2002Complaintno citations$0
Pacific Boring IncPleasantonOct 25, 2002Plannedno inspection made$0
Pipe Jacking Unlimited IncRiversideOct 25, 2002Plannedno inspection made$0
Gularte and AssociatesLos AngelesOct 25, 2002Programmed relatedno citations$0
Doty Bros.Los AngelesOct 25, 2002Plannedno citations$0
Los Gatos Construction CO., Inc.San JoseOct 25, 2002Plannedno citations$0
Traylor-Shea-Frontier-Kenny JVLos AngelesOct 25, 2002Plannedno citations$0
Northstate Grocery, Inc. dba Holiday Quality FoodsReddingOct 25, 2002Complaintno citations$0
U.S. Border PatrolImperial BeachOct 25, 2002Accidentdeath no citations$0
Auto ZoneLamontOct 25, 2002Complaintno citations$0
RainbirdAzusaOct 25, 2002Accidentno inspection made$0
Wildman Bros & ElliotCutlerOct 25, 2002Referralno inspection made$0
William Contente DDS & Allen SimmonsFresnoOct 25, 2002Complaintno inspection made$0
Geo. V. Arth & SonOaklandOct 25, 2002Complaint2 citations$0
All Faze ConstructionRohnert ParkOct 25, 2002Complaintno citations$0
City of HughsonHughsonOct 25, 2002Referralno citations$0
D & L Airflow SolutionsFullertonOct 24, 2002Complaint32 citations 19 serious$48,960
$100,345 proposed
Saint Gobain ContainersEl MonteOct 24, 2002Accident2 citations 1 serious$18,000
$18,750 proposed
KWH Pipe California Corp.ShafterOct 24, 2002Accident1 citation 1 serious$12,600
$18,000 proposed

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Back to 2002, all years, tracker home.

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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