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CITY OF SANTA CRUZ

100 BEACH ST., SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
Operated by City of Santa Cruz · 1 of 4 establishments
921190Other General Government Support

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OSHA inspections
4
over 35 years
Violations
5
$4,685 in penalties
Penalties
$4,685
$937 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $4,685 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 89th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 791 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$4,685
$937 avg / violation
20% serious80% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 4

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $4,685 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4075 A11$4,050Aug 2001Aug 2001
5097 B0111$335Jul 2001Jul 2001
29 CFR 2500.0008 A11$150Aug 2001Aug 2001
470 A11$150Aug 2001Aug 2001
4355 C0211Feb 1991Feb 1991

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

89th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 9211 within CA. Peer group: 791 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
87th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CITY OF SANTA CRUZ. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
3
Accident
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CITY OF SANTA CRUZ. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 12, 1991FRACTURE,GARBAGE TRUCK,WORK RULES,RUN OVER,ANKLE,BACKING UP,FOOT,INATTENTION11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jun 2007 – Oct 2007Other Local Governmental Facilities1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CITY OF SANTA CRUZ. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CITY OF SANTA CRUZ. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CITY OF SANTA CRUZ. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
6

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 8 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
605 DIMEO LN · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 6
10Nov 2025View →
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
21 MUNICIPAL WHARF · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
HIGHWAY 1 & DIMEO LANE · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
300 EVERGREEN STREET · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
307 CHURCH ST · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
45 MUNICIPAL WHARF · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
733 RIVER ST · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ
275 HARVEY WEST BLVD. · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2807158
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CITY OF SANTA CRUZ. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$30K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Commerce
$30K
Largest awards
  • Department of Commerce
    PHOTOVOTAIC SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2015-06-29
    $30,000

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 561990 - ALL OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES. Last action: 2015-06-29. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-09-16Complaint0$0
2001-03-01Complaint31$4,350
2001-03-01Complaint1$335
1991-01-24Accident1$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CITY OF SANTA CRUZ is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization City of Santa Cruz.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of City of Santa Cruz across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in other general government support within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by City of Santa Cruz, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CITY OF SANTA CRUZ from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup City of Santa Cruz, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CITY OF SANTA CRUZ's OSHA violation history?
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $4,685 in total penalties.
How does CITY OF SANTA CRUZ's safety record compare to its industry?
CITY OF SANTA CRUZ operates in the other general government support industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2.