City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Meridian Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Meridian since 2000: 47 inspections, 72 citations, $81,645 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 Meridian at a glance

Employers in Meridian account for 47 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 23 of which produced citations (49%): 72 citations, 9 serious, $81,645 in penalties after appeals, and 2 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 5 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (35), Wholesale Trade (3), Transportation and Warehousing (3).

All inspections, newest first

47 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
L & J Innovations, LLCSep 18, 2026Plannedopen, no citations yet0
Jagdeep OhriAug 18, 2026Complaintno citations0
Chavez Farm Labor Contractor Inc.Jun 12, 2026Plannedno citations0
Button Transportation IncMay 20, 2026Accidentno citations0
Wallace BrothersMay 8, 2026Accidentno inspection made0
Edgar Ramirez CamarenaAug 15, 2025Plannedno citations0
Edgar Ramirez CamarenaJun 18, 2025Plannedno citations0
Corazon del Campo, LLCOct 5, 2024Plannedno citations0
A. L. Powell Companies IncorporatedSep 6, 2024Accident2 citations 1 serious$23,000
Western Bee WorksJul 3, 2024Complaintno citations0
Tom & Perry CharterJul 3, 2024Plannedno citations0
Cirilo Becerra FLCJul 3, 2024Plannedno citations0
Chavez Farm Labor Contractor Inc.Jun 21, 2024Plannedno citations0
Cirilo Becerra FLCJun 27, 2023Accidentno citations0
C A Nevis Farms, Inc.Jun 23, 2022Referral4 citations 2 serious$3,825
Tarke Bean, LLCSep 5, 2019Accident4 citations 1 serious$5,055
Valley West PartnersSep 27, 2018Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
Colusa Produce CorporationOct 31, 2017Complaint5 citations$1,140
Harold Lloyd Giyer AN IndividualSep 22, 2016Planned4 citations 1 serious$2,880
Rhodes Stockton Bean Co-OpSep 22, 2016Plannedno citations0
Cirilo Becerra Mendez dba Cirilo Becerra FLCMay 18, 2016Accidentno citations0
Elvira SandovalApr 30, 2014Referralno citations0
Chavez FLC, Inc.Aug 8, 2012Accident1 citation$375
Guy Harris FarmsJun 20, 2012Plannedno inspection made0
John & Lance Matteoli dba Matteoli Bros PartnershpJul 7, 2011Referral1 citation$750
Rajbir VirdeeJul 7, 2011Referral1 citation$410
Allen Etchepare, Jeanmarie Etchepare ET AL dba EmeNov 29, 2010Accident4 citations 2 serious$18,870
Elvira Sandoval FLCJun 24, 2010Plannedno citations0
Ceja-Reyes, Inc.Jun 15, 2010Complaint2 citations$1,500
Colusa Produce CorporationJun 8, 2010Planned6 citations 1 serious$1,950
Sundet's Big Bale LLCJul 13, 2009Accidentno citations0
Guillermo Amezola dba Amezola Farm LaborApr 21, 2009Planned5 citations$1,650
Reclamation DistrictApr 5, 2009Accidentno citations0
Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc.Sep 30, 2008Accident1 citation$185
Meridian Meat MarketSep 16, 2008Plannedno citations0
Meridian Fire DeptJun 23, 2008Plannedno citations0
Steven McVey FarmJun 19, 2008Accidentdeath no inspection made0
Jorge Eguiluz Labor Services FLCApr 24, 2008Complaint5 citations$3,750
Paul Graham DrillingAug 28, 2007Accident1 citation0
Jorge Equiluz dba Jorge Equiluz Labor ServicesApr 20, 2007Complaint5 citations$2,550
Matsumura, Inc.Apr 20, 2007Unprogrammed related1 citation$300
Guy G Harris dba Guy G Harris FarmsFeb 16, 2007Accident2 citations$275
MCM Construction IncSep 29, 2006Accident4 citations$5,250
Jose Luis Chavez dba Jose Luis Chavez FLCJul 6, 2006Planned2 citations$935
Jose Luis Chavez dba Jose Luis Chavez FLCJul 6, 2006Planned1 citation$750
Colusa Produce CorporationJun 28, 2006Accident2 citations$330
Colusa Produce CorporationAug 5, 2003Complaint9 citations 1 serious$5,915

Largest penalties in Meridian

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
A. L. Powell Companies Incorporated12$23,0000Sep 6, 2024
Allen Etchepare, Jeanmarie Etchepare ET AL dba Eme14$18,8700Nov 29, 2010
Colusa Produce Corporation422$9,3350Oct 31, 2017
MCM Construction Inc14$5,2500Sep 29, 2006
Tarke Bean, LLC14$5,0550Sep 5, 2019
C A Nevis Farms, Inc.14$3,8250Jun 23, 2022
Jorge Eguiluz Labor Services FLC15$3,7500Apr 24, 2008
Harold Lloyd Giyer AN Individual14$2,8800Sep 22, 2016
Jorge Equiluz dba Jorge Equiluz Labor Services15$2,5500Apr 20, 2007
Jose Luis Chavez dba Jose Luis Chavez FLC23$1,6850Jul 6, 2006
Guillermo Amezola dba Amezola Farm Labor15$1,6500Apr 21, 2009
Ceja-Reyes, Inc.12$1,5000Jun 15, 2010
John & Lance Matteoli dba Matteoli Bros Partnershp11$7500Jul 7, 2011
Rajbir Virdee11$4100Jul 7, 2011
Chavez FLC, Inc.11$3750Aug 8, 2012
Matsumura, Inc.11$3000Apr 20, 2007
Guy G Harris dba Guy G Harris Farms12$2750Feb 16, 2007
Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc.11$1850Sep 30, 2008
Paul Graham Drilling11$00Aug 28, 2007
Meridian Fire Dept10$00Jun 23, 2008

Rules cited most in Meridian

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026500$00
2025200$00
2024612$23,0000
2023100$00
2022114$3,8250
2019114$5,0550
2018100$01
2017115$1,1400
2016314$2,8800
2014100$00
2012211$3750
2011222$1,1600
20104312$22,3200
2009315$1,6500
2008526$3,9351
2007449$3,1250
2006449$7,2650
2003119$5,9150

Your rights when the hazard is real in Meridian

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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