THE SACRAMENTO BEE
2100 Q ST., SACRAMENTO, CA 95816
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Inspection records
Jan 23, 2012#314575630Jan 23, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#314575630$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #314575630
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 23, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- May 21, 2012
- Closed
- Jun 4, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 800
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- 511110 Newspaper Publishers
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Sep 26, 2000#125694901Sep 26, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#125694901$3351 viol.1 violation$335 in penalties
Inspection #125694901
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 26, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 19, 2001
- Closed
- May 18, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $335
- Penalties on Record
- $335
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5097 Hearing Conservation Program OSHA citation code: 5097 C10 | Other | 1 | 5 | $335 | $335 | Mar 26, 2001 | - | - |
Jan 26, 2000#125861807Jan 26, 2000Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#125861807$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125861807
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 26, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 26, 2000
- Closed
- May 19, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jun 22, 1999#125856179Jun 22, 1999Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#125856179$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125856179
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 14, 1999
- Closed
- Dec 20, 1999
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,600
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Jan 18, 1995#120223722Jan 18, 1995Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120223722$5,6002 viol.2 violations$5,600 in penalties
Inspection #120223722
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- May 16, 1995
- Contested
- Jun 2, 1995
- Closed
- May 10, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,400
- Related Activity
- 2 accidents
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,600
- Penalties on Record
- $5,600
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's arm fractured in paper insertion machine
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jun 2, 1995. Final orders are recorded through Jan 2, 1996. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4002 Moving Parts of Machinery or Equipment OSHA citation code: 4002 A | Other | 132 | 100 | $600 | $600 | Sep 1, 1996 | Jun 2, 1995 | Jan 2, 1996 |
| 02001 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 A | Serious | 2 | 2 | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jan 18, 1995 | - | - |
Jan 18, 1995#120177274Jan 18, 1995FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#120177274$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120177274
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 18, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 18, 1995
- Closed
- Jun 2, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,200
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee killed when pinned between car and house
Oct 14, 1994#120224464Oct 14, 1994Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#120224464$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #120224464
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 14, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 31, 1994
- Closed
- Dec 6, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,600
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee breaks ankle while climbing into truck
Jun 18, 1993#119813939Jun 18, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#119813939$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #119813939
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 18, 1993
- Closed
- Nov 17, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,140
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Dec 30, 1992#119807071Dec 30, 1992Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#119807071$8252 viol.2 violations$825 in penalties
Inspection #119807071
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 30, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 6, 1993
- Closed
- Nov 17, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,200
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $825
- Penalties on Record
- $825
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee inflicted with blood poisoning from nail puncture
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 A16 A | Other | 1 | 6 | $225 | $225 | Jan 6, 1993 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3385 Foot Protection OSHA citation code: 3385 A | Other | 1 | 6 | $600 | $600 | Jan 15, 1993 | - | - |
Nov 25, 1992#119749729Nov 25, 1992Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#119749729$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #119749729
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 25, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 8, 1992
- Closed
- Dec 8, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 218
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2100 Q St., Sacramento, CA 95816
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's thumb injured between loaded cart and steel beam
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
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