HP Communications Inc: OSHA inspections and violations
San Jose, California · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · NAICS 237130
10inspections
14citation items
$15,295current penalties
Apr 8, 2026last inspection
OSHA has inspected HP Communications Inc 10 times in California since 1999.
The latest one began on Apr 8, 2026 after a complaint, in Lucerne; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 14 citation items: 3 serious and 11 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $46,070 and now stand at $15,295, 67% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and HP Communications Inc averages $3,835 (3 cited inspections).
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
HP Communications Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Nov 9, 2020: Employee amputates fingertip when attaching dump trailer to
At 9:30 a.m. on November 9, 2020, an employee was in the process of attaching a dump trailer to a tow vehicle, when his right hand index finger was caught between the tongue of the trailer and the receiver hitch. The employee suffered an amputation of the right index fingertip and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342494812 OPENED JUL 24, 2017Closed
Accident · No inspection · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Oct 3, 2017
Accident · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Oct 3, 2019
Corner Of Plummer St And East Of Darby Ave, Northridge, CA 91330 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 25, 2017: Employee catches finger under trench plate and fractures fin
At 7:00 p.m. on March 25, 2017, an employee was finishing work for the evening and was assisting a coworker to cover a telecommunication trench with trench plates. The employee placed a hand underneath the trench plate and fractured his left ring fingertip. The employee was not hospitalized.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1593(F)
Other-than-serious
$375
$375
Sep 12, 2017
Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1541(E)
Other-than-serious
$375
$0
Sep 12, 2017
Final
Inspection 340733732 OPENED JUN 17, 2015Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Jan 1, 2021
Incident on Jun 17, 2015 (fatal): Employee is killed when struck by loader
At approximately 1:45 p.m. on June 17, 2015, Employee #1 was unloading construction material to be recycled using a truck and trailer. Front-end loaders were being used and Employee #1 stepped wide into the path of a front end loader and was run over and Employee #1 was killed.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1590(A)(5)
Other-than-serious
$560
$450
Dec 16, 2015
Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1590(A)(4)
Serious
$18,000
$5,060
Dec 16, 2015
Final
Inspection 314568262 OPENED APR 20, 2011Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 12 employees at the site · Closed Aug 20, 2012
Incident on Mar 11, 2009: Employee sustains electrical shock
At approximately 11:40 a.m. on March 11, 2009, Employee #1, with Hp Communicatio ns, Inc., was on a telephone when he received a 24 KV electrical shock. He was h ospitalized at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center for treatment.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 8615 C02
Other-than-serious
$18,000
$2,000
Sep 10, 2009
Final
2 older inspections
Inspection 310602453 OPENED APR 14, 2008Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Mar 23, 2010
Incident on Feb 6, 2008: Employee injured when pinned between truck and forklift
On February 6, 2008, Employee #1 apparently became pinned between a truck and fo rklift. He sustained minor injuries, and did not require hospitalization.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3650 T12
Other-than-serious
$750
$150
Apr 25, 2008
Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3668 F
Other-than-serious
$185
$0
Apr 25, 2008
Closed
Inspection 126067453 OPENED APR 7, 1999Closed
Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed May 4, 1999
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Corona site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 631 workers: 0.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 332 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
HP Communications, Inc.
Corona · 2025
631
2
1
0.3
1.0
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
Other power and communication line and related structures construction 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.