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QLM, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Palo Alto, California · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · NAICS 238990

3inspections
13citation items
$23,930current penalties
May 22, 2023last inspection

QLM, Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2016.

OSHA's last visit started on May 22, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Watsonville.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 13 citation items: 1 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $28,635 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $23,930, down 16%.

For context, across all construction employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,078. QLM, Inc. averages $7,977 over 3 cited inspections in that time.

QLM, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

QLM, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346719644 OPENED MAY 22, 2023Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 101 employees at the site · Closed Oct 28, 2024

78 Atkinson Ln., Watsonville, CA 95076 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1509(A)
Other-than-serious$420$335Nov 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1509(C)
Other-than-serious$420$335Nov 22, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3395(I)
Other-than-serious$420$335Nov 22, 2023Final

Inspection 346714975 OPENED MAY 19, 2023Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 8 employees at the site · Closed Jan 27, 2025

94 Umbarger Rd., San Jose, CA 95111 · All Other Specialty Trade Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$3,000Sep 26, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203(A)
Other-than-serious$600$225Sep 26, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3314(L)
Other-than-serious$600$225Sep 26, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3562(A)
Other-than-serious$600$225Sep 26, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 3562(E)
Other-than-serious$600$0Sep 26, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 3668(A)(2)
Other-than-serious$600$225Sep 26, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 5042(A)(9)
Serious$18,000$18,000Sep 26, 2023Final

Inspection 341320505 OPENED MAR 14, 2016Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Sep 14, 2016

660 Stanford Shopping Ctr, Palo Alto, CA 94306 · Commercial and Institutional Building Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1509(A)
Other-than-serious$275$205Aug 19, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1513(F)
Other-than-serious$550$410Aug 19, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3210(B)
Other-than-serious$550$410Aug 19, 2016Final

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 Jose site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 120 workers: 5.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.8 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
QLM Inc
San Jose · 2025
120 705.41.8

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.