City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Pauma Valley Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Pauma Valley since 2000: 51 inspections, 133 citations, $203,216 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 Pauma Valley at a glance

Employers in Pauma Valley account for 51 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 35 of which produced citations (69%): 133 citations, 42 serious, $203,216 in penalties after appeals, and 4 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (29), Accommodation and Food Services (7), Construction (5).

All inspections, newest first

51 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
T - y Nursery, Inc.Mar 20, 2024Planned5 citations$630
Brother's Nursery, Inc.Mar 20, 2024Planned2 citations$565
Casino PaumaMar 9, 2023Planned5 citations 3 serious 1 repeat$50,896
Casino PaumaMar 9, 2023Planned2 citations 1 serious 1 repeat$5,545
La Jolla Band of Luiseno IndiansOct 12, 2022Follow-upno citations0
La Jolla Band of Luiseno IndiansNov 2, 2021Fatality or catastrophedeath 5 citations 4 serious$24,861
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Jan 14, 2021Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
Valley Produce Harvesting, Inc.Aug 6, 2020Accident1 citation$3,000
Casino PaumaFeb 21, 2020Planned10 citations 6 serious$11,672
La Jolla Band of Luiseno IndiansOct 10, 2019Complaint2 citations 2 serious$5,621
Citrus Pro IncApr 24, 2019Accident2 citations$1,725
Casino PaumaSep 19, 2018Planned1 citation 1 serious$5,174
Casino PaumaSep 19, 2018Planned2 citations 1 serious$3,298
Fairfield Farms LLCSep 29, 2017Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
Village Nurseries Wholesale, LLCSep 18, 2017Complaintno citations0
T-Y Nursery, Inc.May 24, 2017Fatality or catastrophedeath no citations0
T-Y Nursery, Inc.May 2, 2017Complaint5 citations$1,560
Village Nurseries Wholesale, LLCNov 4, 2016Complaint3 citations 1 serious$6,450
Valley Produce Harvesting, Inc.Aug 18, 2015Accident4 citations$1,135
Brothers Nursery IncMay 20, 2015Planned8 citations$595
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Oct 28, 2014Complaint1 citation0
Ovidio Garza Farm Labor ContractorSep 25, 2014Accident5 citations$5,890
Pauma CasinoMar 7, 2014Planned6 citations 6 serious$5,100
Borden Ranches, LLCJan 15, 2014Accident5 citations 2 serious$15,005
John Stanley PavingSep 11, 2013Accident3 citations$5,400
Fairfield Farms LLCJun 25, 2013Complaint4 citations$1,250
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Jan 23, 2013Complaint2 citations$200
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Jul 19, 2012Complaintno citations0
Fairfield Farms LLCAug 24, 2011Complaint1 citation$375
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Jul 27, 2011Referralno citations0
Eco Farms Avocado CompanyApr 27, 2011Accident6 citations 1 serious$12,250
Yuima Municipal Water DistrictJan 7, 2011Planned1 citation0
Sierra Land Group dba Sierra del OroOct 12, 2010Accident7 citations 1 serious$5,940
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Aug 11, 2010Complaintno citations0
Organic AG IncSep 23, 2009Planned5 citations$860
Joel Salazar Farm LaborSep 23, 2009Plannedno citations0
Dave Whittle Plastering, Inc.Aug 21, 2009Programmed related2 citations 2 serious$750
Mosaic 27Aug 21, 2009Programmed related4 citations 1 serious$375
Gamut Construction Company IncorporatedAug 21, 2009Plannedno citations0
Meineke & Sons Electrical ContractorAug 21, 2009Programmed relatedno citations0
Casino PaumaAug 18, 2009Complaint1 citation 1 serious$1,625
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Jul 25, 2009Plannedno citations0
Casino PaumaApr 27, 2006Plannedno citations0
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Jul 26, 2005Follow-up2 citations 1 serious$4,250
T-Y Nursery, Inc.Jun 9, 2004Complaint14 citations 3 serious$13,210
C F FarmingMay 15, 2003Unprogrammed relatedno citations0
Sun PacificMay 2, 2003Unprogrammed related1 citation$750
Rancho Rinconada IncJan 7, 2003Accidentno citations0
Gold Coast GuniteApr 4, 2001Accident2 citations 1 serious$3,375
Joel Salazar Farm LaborOct 30, 2000Accidentno citations0
Martin and Lewis Drywall, IncOct 4, 2000Planned4 citations 4 serious$3,884

Largest penalties in Pauma Valley

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Casino Pauma721$78,2100Mar 9, 2023
La Jolla Band of Luiseno Indians37$30,4821Oct 12, 2022
T-Y Nursery, Inc.1124$19,2202Jan 14, 2021
Borden Ranches, LLC15$15,0050Jan 15, 2014
Eco Farms Avocado Company16$12,2500Apr 27, 2011
Village Nurseries Wholesale, LLC23$6,4500Sep 18, 2017
Sierra Land Group dba Sierra del Oro17$5,9400Oct 12, 2010
Ovidio Garza Farm Labor Contractor15$5,8900Sep 25, 2014
John Stanley Paving13$5,4000Sep 11, 2013
Pauma Casino16$5,1000Mar 7, 2014
Valley Produce Harvesting, Inc.25$4,1350Aug 6, 2020
Martin and Lewis Drywall, Inc14$3,8840Oct 4, 2000
Gold Coast Gunite12$3,3750Apr 4, 2001
Citrus Pro Inc12$1,7250Apr 24, 2019
Fairfield Farms LLC35$1,6251Sep 29, 2017
Organic AG Inc15$8600Sep 23, 2009
Dave Whittle Plastering, Inc.12$7500Aug 21, 2009
Sun Pacific11$7500May 2, 2003
T - y Nursery, Inc.15$6300Mar 20, 2024
Brothers Nursery Inc18$5950May 20, 2015

Rules cited most in Pauma Valley

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2024227$1,1950
2023227$56,4410
2022100$00
2021215$24,8612
20202211$14,6720
2019224$7,3460
2018223$8,4720
2017415$1,5602
2016113$6,4500
20152212$1,7300
20144417$25,9950
2013339$6,8500
2012100$00
2011438$12,6250
2010217$5,9400
20098412$3,6100
2006100$00
2005112$4,2500
20041114$13,2100
2003311$7500
2001112$3,3750
2000214$3,8840

Your rights when the hazard is real in Pauma Valley

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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