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Grid Alternatives: OSHA inspections and violations

Arcata, California · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · NAICS 238990

4inspections
7citation items
$10,950current penalties
Aug 6, 2019last inspection

Grid Alternatives has 4 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 6, 2019 on a referral, in Cottonwood.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 1 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $25,080 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,950, down 56%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. Grid Alternatives averages $375 over 2 cited inspections in that time.

Grid Alternatives also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Grid Alternatives: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344217195 OPENED AUG 6, 2019Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 300 employees at the site · Closed Nov 27, 2019

20980 Sadie Ln, Cottonwood, CA 96022 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1509(C)
Other-than-serious$280$225Aug 12, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3395(I)
Other-than-serious$280$225Aug 12, 2019Final

Inspection 341530913 OPENED JUN 7, 2016Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jun 8, 2016

1190 Austin Way, Arcata, CA 95521 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341110906 OPENED DEC 8, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed May 19, 2016

1190 Austin Way, Arcata, CA 95521 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1509(B)
Other-than-serious$260$150Dec 31, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3395(I)
Other-than-serious$260$150Dec 31, 2015Final

Inspection 340064112 OPENED NOV 5, 2014Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Jun 9, 2015

5316 Locksley Ave, Oakland, CA 94618 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1670(B)(19)
Other-than-serious$750$600Jan 7, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3395(F)(3)
Other-than-serious$750$600Jan 7, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1670(A)
Serious$22,500$9,000Jan 7, 2015Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2021, the Oakland site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 349 workers: 3.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 33 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Grid Alternatives
Oakland · 2021
349 933.01.8
GRID Headquarters
Oakland · 2018
53 000.00.0
GRID Bay Area
Oakland · 2018
26 000.01.8

The rules behind these citations

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

Other all other specialty trade contractors employers in California

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.