8 CCR 3385 · California · FY2020 to FY2026
Foot Protection in California: OSHA citations under 8 CCR 3385, FY2020 to FY2026
370 citation items at inspected sites in California, from 370 inspections.
From Oct 1, 2019 to Sep 30, 2026, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 370 citation items on foot protection at inspected sites in California, from 370 inspections, issued between October 2019 and September 2026: 368 under 8 CCR 3385 and 2 under 29 CFR 1910.136. They fall in FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025 and FY2026. 118 of the 370 cases have no close date in the data yet. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
The California State Plan office writes its citations under California rule numbers, not 29 CFR numbers: in FY2025 and FY2026, all 26,168 items it recorded carry a Title 8 section number. For foot protection, California's own text is 8 CCR 3385, so this page counts the items under it and shows apart the 2 items that carry 29 CFR 1910.136, issued in FY2020 and FY2026.
What California's own rule says about foot protection
California prints this rule in General Industry Safety Orders, Article 10, Personal Safety Devices and Safeguards. The sentences below are copied word for word from the text published by the California Department of Industrial Relations, read on Oct 21, 2026.
(a)
“Appropriate foot protection shall be required for employees who are exposed to foot injuries from electrical hazards, hot, corrosive, poisonous substances, falling objects, crushing or penetrating actions, which may cause injuries or who are required to work in abnormally wet locations.”
(b)
“Footwear which is defective or inappropriate to the extent that its ordinary use creates the possibility of foot injuries shall not be worn.”
The federal text on the same subject is 29 CFR 1910.136.
Citations on foot protection in California by fiscal year
| Fiscal year (Oct to Sep) | Under 8 CCR 3385 | Under 29 CFR 1910.136 | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2020 | 97 | 1 | 98 |
| FY2021 | 31 | 0 | 31 |
| FY2022 | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| FY2023 | 48 | 0 | 48 |
| FY2024 | 51 | 0 | 51 |
| FY2025 | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| FY2026 (to date) | 52 | 1 | 53 |
The most items fall in FY2020 (98). §3385(a) is the paragraph cited most: 365 of the 368 items under 8 CCR 3385 (99%).
California sections cited for foot protection
| Section | Title | Items | Paragraphs cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| §3385 (official text, opens in a new tab) | Foot Protection | 368 | (a): 365; (b): 3 |
Of the 370 citation items, the data classify 1 repeat item, 172 serious items and 197 other-than-serious items. Under 29 CFR 1910.136, the data cite 1910.136(a) (2).
The 370 inspections behind the California items
30% of the 370 inspections with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. 368 of the 370 were recorded by the State Plan office. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 1 to 10 | 62 |
| 11 to 25 | 74 |
| 26 to 100 | 111 |
| 101 to 250 | 71 |
| 251 to 1,000 | 42 |
| 1,001 or more | 10 |
| Warehousing and Storage | 50 |
| Employment Services | 35 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors | 14 |
| Restaurants and Other Eating Places | 14 |
| Residential Building Construction | 11 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction | 11 |
| Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers | 10 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | 7 |
The 12 most recent inspections
| Issued | Items | Paragraphs | Employees at the site | Industry (NAICS) | Office | Case closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | §3385(a) | 26 to 100 | Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | State Plan | Not yet |
| September 2026 | 1 serious item | §3385(a) | 1 to 10 | Scheduled Air Transportation | State Plan | Not yet |
| August 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | 1910.136(a) | 251 to 1,000 | Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | Federal OSHA | Not yet |
| August 2026 | 1 serious item | §3385(a) | 11 to 25 | Restaurants and Other Eating Places | State Plan | Not yet |
| August 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | §3385(a) | 26 to 100 | Forging and Stamping | State Plan | Not yet |
| July 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | §3385(a) | 26 to 100 | Grocery and Convenience Retailers | State Plan | July 2026 |
| July 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | §3385(a) | 1 to 10 | Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | State Plan | Not yet |
| July 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | §3385(b) | 11 to 25 | Coating, Engraving, Heat Treating, and Allied Activities | State Plan | Not yet |
| June 2026 | 1 serious item | §3385(a) | 1 to 10 | Automotive Repair and Maintenance | State Plan | Not yet |
| June 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | §3385(a) | 11 to 25 | Metal and Mineral (except Petroleum) Merchant Wholesalers | State Plan | July 2026 |
| June 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | §3385(a) | 1,001 or more | Warehousing and Storage | State Plan | Not yet |
| June 2026 | 1 other-than-serious item | §3385(a) | 26 to 100 | Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | State Plan | Not yet |
Who enforced in California
California has an OSHA-approved State Plan that ordinarily covers private-sector employers and state and local government workers. 368 items were recorded by the State Plan's office and 2 by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's page on the California State Plan, with its coverage.
Next steps for a California employer
- Federal text of the standard: 29 CFR 1910.136
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Free tool: HazCom Compliance Scorer
- Software: HazComFast EHS software
- Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in California
Counted by HazComFast from Department of Labor OSHA data extracted Oct 20, 2026, deleted items left out; not a figure OSHA publishes. The Labor Department adds citations with a delay, so FY2026 is still incomplete and the live database can change any count. The rule text was read on Oct 21, 2026 in the publication of the California Department of Industrial Relations. Method. Not legal advice.