OSHA has inspected Pacifica School District 4 times in California since 2007.
The latest one began on Nov 13, 2025 after a complaint, in Pacifica.
Those inspections ended with 19 citation items: 19 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $3,745 and now stand at $3,520, 6% lower after settlements or reviews.
comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 6401.9.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for education employers since 2015 is $0, and Pacifica School District averages $1,775 (1 cited inspection).
Inspection 310100615 OPENED AUG 25, 2011Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · Local government · 14 employees at the site · Closed Mar 30, 2012
340 Inverness, Pacifica, CA 94044 · Elementary and Secondary Schools · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 18, 2011: Custodian is injured in fall on wet floor
On August 18, 2011, Employee #1, a substitute custodian with the Pacifica School District, met with coworkers to discuss the floor stripping project they were s cheduled to accomplish that day. After the meeting, Employee #1 requested to go home and change shoes. While Employee #1 was gone, coworkers began the stripping process. When Employee #1 returned, he walked onto a wet floor, slipped, fell b ackwards, and his head struck the floor. He was hospitalized at Kaiser Hospital, and then transferred to Veterans Administration Medical Center, where he was tr eated for a concussion. Coworkers were not aware that Employee #1 had returned u ntil he fell. Employee #1 could not remember how he fell. One coworker stated th at she placed "Caution" signs on two sides of the wet floor.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3203 A |
Other-than-serious | $185 | $185 | Dec 21, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3382 A |
Other-than-serious | $375 | $375 | Dec 21, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 5194 E01 |
Other-than-serious | $185 | $185 | Dec 21, 2011 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 3203 B |
Other-than-serious | $375 | $375 | Dec 21, 2011 | Closed |
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.