City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Avenal Cal/OSHA Inspections

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Avenal since 2000: 98 inspections, 105 citations, $333,220 in penalties, newest first.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

Cal/OSHA inspections in Avenal at a glance

Employers in Avenal account for 98 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 46 of which produced citations (47%): 105 citations, 26 serious, $333,220 in penalties after appeals, and 4 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 5 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Public Administration (53), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (29), Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services (4).

All inspections, newest first

98 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Diversfied Harvesting Company, LLCAug 14, 2026Plannedopen, no citations yet0
Dalena Farms, Inc.Aug 14, 2026Programmed relatedopen, no citations yet0
California Correctional Training and Rehabilitation Authority (Calctra)Jun 10, 2026Complaintopen, no citations yet0
M.A. Medina Farm Labor Services, Inc.Apr 23, 2026Complaintno citations0
M.A. Medina Farm Labor Services, Inc.Apr 23, 2026Fatality or catastropheno citations0
Mid Valley DisposalSep 5, 2025Accident2 citations 2 serious$18,675
Madera Disposal Systems, Inc.Apr 15, 2025Planned2 citations$215
California Prison Industry AuthoritySep 11, 2024Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Swinger Pruning Services, LLCJan 2, 2024Unprogrammed related7 citations 1 serious$24,750
Nextcrop, Inc.Jan 2, 2024Accident4 citations 1 serious$20,500
State of CaliforniaAug 11, 2023Complaintno citations0
California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitations - Avenal State PrisonMar 29, 2023Complaint1 citation$405
California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation ? Avenal State PrisonJan 17, 2023Complaintno citations0
Antonini Fruit Express, Inc.Aug 26, 2022Accident1 citation$560
California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation ? Avenal State PrisonMar 28, 2022Complaint1 citation$635
State of CaliforniaOct 18, 2021Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
State of California, Dept. of Corrections-Avenal State PrisonSep 2, 2021Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
State of CaliforniaJun 4, 2021Complaint2 citations 1 serious$5,735
WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc.Jun 3, 2021Unprogrammed relatedno citations0
Westside AG. II, Inc.Jun 2, 2021Complaint3 citations 2 serious$13,910
State of California, Dept. of Corrections - Avenal State PrisonNov 2, 2020Accidentno citations0
State of California, Dept. of Corrections - Avenal State PrisonAug 25, 2020Accident3 citations 2 serious$22,400
CA Corrections & Rehabilitation- AvenalJul 24, 2020Accidentopen, no citations yet0
Reef-Sunset Unified School DistrictMay 29, 2020Complaintno citations0
CA Prison Industry AuthorityMay 11, 2020Accident2 citations 1 serious$18,475
California Prison Industry AuthorityApr 8, 2020Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Reef-Sunset Unified School DistrictFeb 6, 2020Accidentno citations0
State of California, Dept. of Corrections - Avenal State PrisonNov 8, 2019Accidentno citations0
California Prison Industry AuthoritySep 10, 2019Accident1 citation$5,000
CA Corrections AvenalAug 8, 2019Accidentno citations0
Anza Management CompanyAug 1, 2019Complaint1 citation$560
Westside AG. II, Inc.Jun 12, 2019Complaintno citations0
Kochergen Farms Composting Inc.Mar 28, 2019Accident1 citation$1,050
Sran AG II Inc.Dec 14, 2018Accident2 citations 1 serious$6,800
Underground Construction Company, Inc.Oct 2, 2018Accident1 citation$2,700
M.A. Medina Farm Labor Services, Inc.Jul 19, 2018Complaintno citations0
Mouren Family FarmsJun 26, 2018Complaint5 citations 4 repeat$5,950
Ensign United States DrillingDec 7, 2017Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Kochergen Farms Composting Inc.Oct 6, 2017Complaint1 citation$135
M.A. Farm Labor Services, IncMay 18, 2017Accidentno citations0
CA CorrectionsJan 27, 2017Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsOct 13, 2016Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsJun 8, 2016Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsJun 2, 2016Complaintno citations0
CA Corrections-Avenal PiaApr 5, 2016Accident2 citations 2 serious$13,500
CA Correction - AvenalDec 16, 2015Complaintno citations0
Garza ContractingSep 4, 2015Accident3 citations 2 serious$8,850
Garza Labor ContractingJun 12, 2015Complaintno inspection made0
CA Corrections AvenalMar 5, 2015Complaintno citations0
J & R ContractingDec 19, 2014Complaint1 citation 1 serious$2,475
Garza ContractingOct 29, 2014Accidentno citations0
Family Ranch, Inc.Jul 2, 2014Complaintno citations0
Garza ContractingMar 17, 2014Complaint3 citations$2,250
CA CorrectionsMar 11, 2014Complaintno citations0
CA Prison Industry AuthorityJan 8, 2014Complaintno citations0
Garza ContractingOct 11, 2013Complaintno inspection made0
CA Correction - AvenalSep 26, 2013Complaintno citations0
CA Corrections PiaSep 5, 2013Complaintno citations0
Westside FarmsJul 2, 2013Plannedno citations0
B & A International Farm Labor Services IncJul 2, 2013Plannedno citations0
CA Correction - AvenalMay 14, 2013Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsMay 7, 2013Accidentdeath 3 citations$4,010
CA Correction - AvenalNov 8, 2012Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsMay 21, 2012Complaint2 citations$370
Keenan Farms IncMar 8, 2012Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsFeb 16, 2012Complaint2 citations$420
CA CorrectionsFeb 16, 2012Complaint1 citation$210
Garza ContractingSep 19, 2011Accidentno citations0
Garza ContractingJul 28, 2011Referral6 citations$3,370
Bolthouse FarmsJul 27, 2011Complaintno inspection made0
CA CorrectionsJul 21, 2011Complaintno citations0
Waste Connections Inc dba el Dorado Disposal ServiMay 12, 2011Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsFeb 3, 2011Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsJun 9, 2010Complaint2 citations$370
CA CorrectionsMar 4, 2010Accident1 citation$300
Keenean FarmsJan 16, 2009Complaintno inspection made0
Global Geophysical ServicesAug 5, 2008Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsApr 18, 2008Complaint1 citation$280
Prison Industry AuthorityMar 27, 2008Accident2 citations 1 serious$18,560
CA Prison Industry AuthorityMar 27, 2008Complaint1 citation$280
CA CorrectionsSep 7, 2007Accident3 citations 1 serious$21,375
CA CorrectionsSep 7, 2007Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsApr 27, 2007Complaint2 citations$740
CA CorrectionsJun 15, 2006Complaint5 citations$975
CA CorrectionsJun 9, 2006Complaint1 citation$185
CA CorrectionsMar 30, 2006Complaint3 citations$1,480
CA CorrectionsNov 9, 2005Accident1 citation$560
CA CorrectionsNov 3, 2005Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsAug 5, 2005Complaint3 citations$2,250
Kochergen FarmsMay 20, 2005Complaint2 citations$220
CA CorrectionsJun 17, 2004Complaintno citations0
All Valley RanchMay 3, 2004Complaintno inspection made0
CA CorrectionsAug 12, 2003Accidentno citations0
CA CorrectionsFeb 25, 2003Complaint6 citations 1 serious$3,750
Gci, Inc.May 29, 2002Complaintno citations0
CA CorrectionsAug 11, 2000Accident3 citations 3 serious$25,425
CA CorrectionsAug 11, 2000Accidentno citations0
6 Tr HarvestingJul 12, 2000Accidentdeath 3 citations 1 serious$18,560

Largest penalties in Avenal

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
CA Corrections2839$62,7001Jan 27, 2017
California Prison Industry Authority33$41,0000Sep 11, 2024
Swinger Pruning Services, LLC17$24,7500Jan 2, 2024
State of California, Dept. of Corrections - Avenal State Prison33$22,4000Nov 2, 2020
Nextcrop, Inc.14$20,5000Jan 2, 2024
CA Prison Industry Authority33$18,7550May 11, 2020
Mid Valley Disposal12$18,6750Sep 5, 2025
6 Tr Harvesting13$18,5601Jul 12, 2000
Prison Industry Authority12$18,5600Mar 27, 2008
Ensign United States Drilling11$18,0000Dec 7, 2017
Garza Contracting612$14,4700Sep 4, 2015
Westside AG. II, Inc.23$13,9100Jun 2, 2021
CA Corrections-Avenal Pia12$13,5000Apr 5, 2016
Sran AG II Inc.12$6,8000Dec 14, 2018
Mouren Family Farms15$5,9500Jun 26, 2018
State of California32$5,7351Aug 11, 2023
Underground Construction Company, Inc.11$2,7000Oct 2, 2018
J & R Contracting11$2,4750Dec 19, 2014
Kochergen Farms Composting Inc.22$1,1850Mar 28, 2019
California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation ? Avenal State Prison21$6350Jan 17, 2023

Rules cited most in Avenal

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026500$00
2025224$18,8900
20243312$63,2500
2023311$4050
2022222$1,1950
2021525$19,6452
2020736$58,8750
2019633$6,6100
2018438$15,4500
2017422$18,1350
2016412$13,5000
2015413$8,8500
2014624$4,7250
2013713$4,0101
2012535$1,0000
2011616$3,3700
2010223$6700
2009100$00
2008434$19,1200
2007325$22,1150
2006339$2,6400
2005436$3,0300
2004200$00
2003216$3,7500
2002100$00
2000326$43,9851

Your rights when the hazard is real in Avenal

You can report it, and the employer may not touch you for it. Any worker can file a confidential complaint with the nearest Cal/OSHA district office, by phone, online or in writing, and can ask that the employer not be told who complained. Firing, demoting, cutting hours, threatening or otherwise punishing a worker for a safety complaint, for reporting an injury, for testifying or for asking for a Cal/OSHA inspection is unlawful retaliation under Labor Code 6310; a complaint to the Labor Commissioner's Retaliation Complaint Investigation unit must be filed within one year, and a civil lawsuit is also available.

You can refuse work that would violate a safety standard and create a real and apparent hazard to you or your coworkers, and the employer may not retaliate for that refusal (Labor Code 6311). Say why in writing if you can, name the rule or the hazard, and keep a copy.

Every employer must have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (Title 8, section 3203), train workers on the hazards of their jobs, provide protective equipment at no cost, and give workers access to the exposure and medical records that concern them. Outdoor workplaces need a heat illness plan with water, shade and rest (section 3395); indoor ones above 82 degrees need the indoor rule (section 3396); and since July 2024 nearly every employer needs a workplace violence prevention plan (Labor Code 6401.9).

An injury itself is a workers' compensation claim, handled separately from anything on this page. What this firm handles is the employment side: the retaliation, the firing after the injury report, the wage and hour problems that usually travel with an unsafe workplace. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. County is assigned from the worksite ZIP code. Back to the safety tracker.

About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.

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