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Exploratorium: OSHA inspections and violations

San Francisco, California · Museums · NAICS 712110

4inspections
14citation items
$36,410current penalties
May 15, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Exploratorium 4 times in California since 1994.

The latest one began on May 15, 2026 after an accident, in San Francisco; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 14 citation items: 5 serious and 9 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $35,660 and still stand at $36,410.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for arts and recreation employers since 2015 is $1,400, and Exploratorium averages $15,740 (1 cited inspection).

Exploratorium also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Exploratorium: OSHA citation items per year, 1994 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348940909 OPENED MAY 15, 2026Open

Accident · Partial · Safety · 400 employees at the site · Open

Pier 15, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA 94111 · Museums · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$560$560Aug 6, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203(A)(5)
 Other-than-serious$560$560Aug 6, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3235(A)(3)
 Other-than-serious$560$560Aug 6, 2026Contested
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 5162(A)
 Other-than-serious$560$560Aug 6, 2026Contested
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)(4)
 Serious$6,750$6,750Aug 6, 2026Contested
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3210(A)
 Serious$6,750$6,750Aug 6, 2026Contested

Inspection 300890076 OPENED AUG 28, 2001Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 255 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 2002

1188 Old Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94123 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342 A
 Other-than-serious$300$300Jan 10, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$150$150Jan 10, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 10, 2002Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3203 A07 B
 Other-than-serious$300$300Jan 10, 2002Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3328 F
 Serious$270$270Jan 10, 2002Closed
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 4184 B
 Serious$18,000$18,000Jan 10, 2002Closed

Inspection 119615441 OPENED NOV 18, 1994Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Oct 5, 1995

3601 Lyon St., San Francisco, CA 94123 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 120018239 OPENED MAR 15, 1994Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 1997

3601 Lyon St., San Francisco, CA 94123 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3578 G
 Other-than-serious$150$150Mar 25, 1994Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3210 A
 Serious$750$1,500Mar 25, 1994Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the San Francisco site logged 8 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 537 workers: 2.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 58 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
The Exploratorium
San Francisco · 2025
537 822.44.0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 2340.16

29 CFR 2500.25

29 CFR 2500.8

Other museums employers in California

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