2009 in numbers
Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections of California workplaces opened in 2009: 9,521 inspections, 5,128 with citations, 16,484 citations (2,820 serious), $13,508,192 in penalties after appeals, 173 worker deaths investigated. Against 2008 that is a decrease of 10% in inspections.
Biggest penalties of 2009
By industry
| Industry | Inspections | Citations | Penalties | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction | 2,751 | 3,773 | $2,917,161 | 38 |
| Manufacturing | 1,660 | 4,792 | $4,680,474 | 22 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting | 1,281 | 1,417 | $1,332,148 | 23 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 496 | 1,629 | $676,553 | 4 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services | 440 | 570 | $483,110 | 19 |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction | 429 | 262 | $112,495 | 4 |
| Retail Trade | 389 | 630 | $614,334 | 8 |
| Transportation and Warehousing | 332 | 570 | $505,547 | 12 |
| Accommodation and Food Services | 327 | 777 | $423,692 | 4 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | 288 | 298 | $178,300 | 6 |
| Public Administration | 286 | 290 | $214,336 | 6 |
| Educational Services | 187 | 204 | $245,862 | 5 |
| Wholesale Trade | 178 | 443 | $480,985 | 9 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 109 | 164 | $92,660 | 2 |
| Real Estate and Rental and Leasing | 104 | 219 | $145,550 | 4 |
| Utilities | 92 | 184 | $190,380 | 2 |
| Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation | 77 | 143 | $154,740 | 5 |
| Information | 74 | 99 | $51,000 | 0 |
| Finance and Insurance | 19 | 20 | $8,865 | 0 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2 | 0 | $0 | 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.