2008 in numbers
Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections of California workplaces opened in 2008: 10,569 inspections, 5,733 with citations, 18,945 citations (3,180 serious), $16,095,937 in penalties after appeals, 203 worker deaths investigated. Against 2007 that is an increase of 1% in inspections.
Biggest penalties of 2008
By industry
| Industry | Inspections | Citations | Penalties | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3,409 | 4,445 | $3,999,007 | 54 |
| Manufacturing | 1,831 | 5,437 | $5,007,585 | 28 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1,013 | 1,579 | $1,963,118 | 33 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 575 | 369 | $263,720 | 5 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 561 | 2,044 | $804,975 | 9 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 474 | 726 | $814,785 | 17 |
| Retail Trade | 422 | 738 | $698,777 | 4 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 411 | 559 | $435,206 | 15 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 346 | 776 | $243,020 | 4 |
| Public Administration | 327 | 342 | $225,381 | 8 |
| Wholesale Trade | 250 | 682 | $674,190 | 6 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 224 | 242 | $169,065 | 3 |
| Educational Services | 197 | 237 | $155,151 | 3 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 147 | 228 | $151,425 | 3 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 108 | 180 | $166,880 | 1 |
| Utilities | 89 | 115 | $167,630 | 4 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 83 | 123 | $82,327 | 2 |
| Information | 72 | 89 | $39,100 | 4 |
| Finance and Insurance | 28 | 31 | $10,975 | 0 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2 | 3 | $23,620 | 0 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.