Builders Firstsource has 2 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on May 8, 2024 after an accident, in Olivehurst.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 2 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $36,130 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $22,630, down 37%.
Most often, OSHA cited 4300.1, (4 items).
For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Builders Firstsource averages $11,315 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Builders Firstsource also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 342857422 OPENED DEC 21, 2017Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 48 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2020
3450 Highland Ave., National City, CA 91950 · Other Building Material Dealers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 14, 2017: Employee's thumb is amputated when it makes contact with the
At 5:45 p.m. on December 14, 2017, an employee at a lumberyard was rip-cutting 6-inch wide strips from ? inch thick, 4 feet by 8 feet sheets of plywood using a Rockwell Tilting Arbor Table Saw (Model No. 12/14) equipped with a 12-inch ripping blade. The employee was hand guiding the material through the cut, lost focus, and sustained an amputation to the left thumb when it contacted the saw blade. Push sticks or push blocks were not provided.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3203(A) |
Other-than-serious | $560 | $560 | Mar 28, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 |
Other-than-serious | $560 | $560 | Mar 28, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 |
Other-than-serious | $560 | $560 | Mar 28, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Serious | $11,250 | $9,000 | Mar 28, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 3, item 1 |
Serious | $22,500 | $11,250 | Mar 28, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the National City site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 55 workers: 6.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.5 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.