City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Carlotta Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Carlotta since 2000: 17 inspections, 25 citations, $27,135 in penalties, newest first.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,853 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

Cal/OSHA inspections in Carlotta at a glance

Employers in Carlotta account for 17 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 14 of which produced citations (82%): 25 citations, 2 serious, $27,135 in penalties after appeals, and 2 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (6), Industry not stated (5), Construction (3).

All inspections, newest first

17 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
3b Farms, Inc.Jun 22, 2023Accident1 citation$2,500
$5,000 proposed
McMurray & Sons, Inc.Dec 2, 2019Accident1 citation$560
Humboldt Holdings LLCNov 13, 2019Complaint7 citations$2,140
Darin Thomsen ConstructionJul 12, 2018Referral1 citation$260
Thomas R BessOct 14, 2015Planned2 citations$100
Steve Wills Trucking & Logging, LLCJan 29, 2014Accident2 citations$650
Diamond R RanchAug 25, 2010Plannedno citations$0
Grove Contracting, Inc.Aug 19, 2010Accidentdeath no citations$0
Alder Grove NurseryAug 23, 2007Plannedno inspection made$0
Thomas R BessJul 27, 2006Planned2 citations 1 serious$1,950
CA TransportationJan 24, 2006Complaint1 citation$750
$5,000 proposed
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.Oct 14, 2004Accidentdeath 1 citation 1 serious$18,000
$25,000 proposed
Thomas R BessApr 4, 2001Planned1 citation$0
Pacific Lumber CompanyJan 18, 2001Planned3 citations$225
Parnum Paving IncJan 18, 2001Programmed related1 citation$0
Parnum Paving IncMar 23, 2000Programmed related1 citation$0
Pacific Lumber CompanyMar 22, 2000Planned1 citation$0

Largest penalties in Carlotta

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Columbia Helicopters, Inc.11$18,0001Oct 14, 2004
3b Farms, Inc.11$2,5000Jun 22, 2023
Humboldt Holdings LLC17$2,1400Nov 13, 2019
Thomas R Bess35$2,0500Oct 14, 2015
CA Transportation11$7500Jan 24, 2006
Steve Wills Trucking & Logging, LLC12$6500Jan 29, 2014
McMurray & Sons, Inc.11$5600Dec 2, 2019
Darin Thomsen Construction11$2600Jul 12, 2018
Pacific Lumber Company24$2250Jan 18, 2001
Parnum Paving Inc22$00Jan 18, 2001
Diamond R Ranch10$00Aug 25, 2010
Grove Contracting, Inc.10$01Aug 19, 2010
Alder Grove Nursery10$00Aug 23, 2007

Rules cited most in Carlotta

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2023111$2,5000
2019228$2,7000
2018111$2600
2015112$1000
2014112$6500
2010200$01
2007100$00
2006223$2,7000
2004111$18,0001
2001335$2250
2000222$00

Your rights when the hazard is real in Carlotta

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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