City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Durham Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Durham since 2000: 41 inspections, 54 citations, $45,250 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 Durham at a glance

Employers in Durham account for 41 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 24 of which produced citations (59%): 54 citations, 7 serious, $45,250 in penalties after appeals, and 1 worker death investigated. In the last 12 months 2 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (12), Construction (8), Wholesale Trade (8).

All inspections, newest first

41 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Omc Orchard EquipmentSep 2, 2026Accidentopen, no citations yet0
3j&e Solutions LLCNov 14, 2025Accidentno inspection made0
Westgate Hardwoods Inc.Dec 23, 2024Plannedno citations0
Hodge's Family NurserySep 4, 2024Planned4 citations$740
Birchard Construction, Inc.Dec 15, 2023Referral2 citations$1,120
Ohm Solar SolutionsJan 23, 2023Accident2 citations 1 repeat$2,725
Arb IncOct 10, 2022Planned1 citation$475
Alpha Interior Systems Inc.Dec 30, 2021Referral1 citation$450
Rancho Esquon, Inc.Oct 8, 2020Referral3 citations$1,485
Charles Darin WilliamsOct 8, 2020Referral1 citation$390
Willadsen Orchards, Inc.Jun 20, 2017Referral3 citations$1,315
Manuel QuezadaJun 20, 2017Referral1 citation$205
Business Solutions Unlimited, IncMay 3, 2017Accidentno citations0
SK Construction Company Inc.Mar 28, 2017Plannedno inspection made0
Western Canal Water DistrictJun 26, 2016Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
Kenneth K HodgeApr 7, 2016Planned3 citations$495
Westgate Hardwoods Inc.Apr 1, 2015Accident1 citation 1 serious$7,000
Chico Produce Inc dba Pro Pacific FreshApr 1, 2015Accidentno citations0
Boeger Rice Dryer, IncOct 13, 2014Accident3 citations$845
Old Durham Wood IncJun 24, 2014Complaintno inspection made0
Fenn FarmsJun 10, 2014Complaintno inspection made0
Agri ElectricAug 28, 2013Accidentno citations0
Chico Produce Inc dba Pro Pacific FreshJul 15, 2013Complaintno citations0
Bob Leavell's Tree ServiceMay 15, 2013Accidentno inspection made0
Linear Options, Inc.Apr 17, 2013Accident2 citations$2,530
Albert Jacoboni dba A J PoolsFeb 21, 2013Accident3 citations 1 serious$9,335
Old Durham Wood IncMar 5, 2012Complaint3 citations$1,020
Chico Scrap Metal IncJun 13, 2011Complaint2 citations 2 serious$2,810
Bottling Group LLCMar 2, 2011Plannedno citations0
Keeney & Son Farms, IncOct 25, 2010Accident1 citation 1 serious$1,575
Durham UsdOct 20, 2009Accidentno citations0
Tink IncJan 20, 2009Accident1 citation$275
Durham Metaltech IncOct 9, 2007Complaint3 citations$2,170
Chico Scrap Metal IncJun 7, 2007Unprogrammed related9 citations 2 serious$4,400
Chico Produce Inc dba Pro Pacific FreshMay 23, 2007Accident1 citation$3,000
Durham Usd Durham Elementary SchoolMay 9, 2007Complaintno citations0
Chico Produce Inc dba Pro Pacific FreshMay 7, 2007Complaint2 citations$450
Tink IncMay 24, 2005Complaintno citations0
Hodge's Nursery & Tree FarmFeb 24, 2004Planned1 citation$50
Old Durham Wood IncApr 2, 2003Complaint1 citation$390
P F Reilly CO, IncJun 11, 2002Accidentno citations0

Largest penalties in Durham

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Albert Jacoboni dba A J Pools13$9,3350Feb 21, 2013
Chico Scrap Metal Inc211$7,2100Jun 13, 2011
Westgate Hardwoods Inc.21$7,0000Dec 23, 2024
Chico Produce Inc dba Pro Pacific Fresh43$3,4500Apr 1, 2015
Ohm Solar Solutions12$2,7250Jan 23, 2023
Linear Options, Inc.12$2,5300Apr 17, 2013
Durham Metaltech Inc13$2,1700Oct 9, 2007
Keeney & Son Farms, Inc11$1,5750Oct 25, 2010
Rancho Esquon, Inc.13$1,4850Oct 8, 2020
Old Durham Wood Inc34$1,4100Jun 24, 2014
Willadsen Orchards, Inc.13$1,3150Jun 20, 2017
Birchard Construction, Inc.12$1,1200Dec 15, 2023
Boeger Rice Dryer, Inc13$8450Oct 13, 2014
Hodge's Family Nursery14$7400Sep 4, 2024
Kenneth K Hodge13$4950Apr 7, 2016
Arb Inc11$4750Oct 10, 2022
Alpha Interior Systems Inc.11$4500Dec 30, 2021
Charles Darin Williams11$3900Oct 8, 2020
Tink Inc21$2750Jan 20, 2009
Manuel Quezada11$2050Jun 20, 2017

Rules cited most in Durham

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026100$00
2025100$00
2024214$7400
2023224$3,8450
2022111$4750
2021111$4500
2020224$1,8750
2017424$1,5200
2016213$4951
2015211$7,0000
2014313$8450
2013525$11,8650
2012113$1,0200
2011212$2,8100
2010111$1,5750
2009211$2750
20075415$10,0200
2005100$00
2004111$500
2003111$3900
2002100$00

Your rights when the hazard is real in Durham

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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