OSHA has inspected Sause Bros., Inc. 4 times in California since 2002.
The latest one began on Jun 21, 2017 after an accident, in Martinez.
Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 4 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $17,600 and now stand at $12,610, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $2,412, and Sause Bros., Inc. averages $5,550 (1 cited inspection).
Sause Bros., Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
California · latest 90 days of OSHA records
1,128employers cited
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Incident on Jun 18, 2017: Employee falls from barge and fractures spine
At approximately 12:25 p.m. on June 18, 2017, Employee #1 was using a gangway/accommodation ladder to transition from a barge to a refinery wharf. While transitioning from the vertical ladder to the adjustable gangway, he fell approximately 7 feet to the deck of the barge. Employee #1 sustained a fracture of the L4 vertebrae and second degree burns. The burns through his clothing were caused when he contacted the hot surface and waited for emergency responders. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he was underwent burn treatment and was then hospitalized.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3328(G)
Other-than-serious
$6,750
$5,550
Nov 16, 2017
Final
Inspection 110569712 OPENED JAN 11, 2006Closed
Planned · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Mar 20, 2006
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Long Beach site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 20 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Thums Division
Long Beach · 2025
20
0
0
0.0
3.2
Long Beach site
Long Beach · 2025
10
1
1
9.6
3.2
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1918.11 · Gear certification (See also §§ 1918.2, definition of “Vessel's cargo handling gear” and 1918.51)
29 CFR 1918.11(b)
(b) Public vessels and vessels holding a valid Certificate of Inspection issued by the U.S. Coast Guard pursuant to 46 CFR part 91 are deemed to meet the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section.
(a) Walking shall be prohibited along the sides of covered lighters or barges with coamings or cargo more than five feet (1.52 m) high unless a three-foot (.91 m) clear walkway or a grab rail or taut handline is provided.
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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.
