City record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

San Ardo Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in San Ardo since 2000: 42 inspections, 33 citations, $45,450 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 San Ardo at a glance

Employers in San Ardo account for 42 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 17 of which produced citations (40%): 33 citations, 2 serious, $45,450 in penalties after appeals, and 3 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 0 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (22), Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (9), Utilities (5).

All inspections, newest first

42 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Pro AG Harvesting, Inc.Aug 8, 2025Planned1 citation$485
$750 proposed
AL Pak LaborJun 12, 2025Plannedno citations$0
Neil Bassetti Farms, LLCMay 1, 2025Planned4 citations$4,075
$8,575 proposed
Geo Drilling Fluids, Inc.Oct 31, 2018Accident2 citations 1 repeat$10,600
Key Energy Services Inc.Aug 17, 2017Accident2 citations$10,000
$18,635 proposed
Alfredo G.Urquidez JR. dba AG UnlimitedSep 16, 2014Accidentdeath 3 citations 1 serious$6,300
$9,000 proposed
Kings Oil ToolsJul 28, 2014Accident3 citations$2,520
Gazelle Transportation, Inc.Jul 11, 2013Complaintno citations$0
Azcona HarvestingMay 2, 2013Referral1 citation$400
Gto Packing IncJun 14, 2012Accidentno citations$0
M B Labor Contracting Inc.May 15, 2012Accidentno citations$0
Azcona HarvestingAug 25, 2011Referral1 citation$485
Big Valley LaborJun 21, 2011Referralno citations$0
Seco Packing LLCJun 21, 2011Referralno citations$0
Southern Monterey County Labor Supply, Inc.Jun 21, 2011Referralno citations$0
P and P AG Labor Services, Inc.Jun 2, 2011Accidentno citations$0
Chevron North America Exploration and ProductionApr 19, 2011Unprogrammed related1 citation$5,000
$5,400 proposed
Gazelle Transportation, Inc.Apr 19, 2011Complaint4 citations$525
Robert Heely ConstructionJan 27, 2011Accidentno citations$0
Swift Tectonics IncNov 2, 2010Plannedno inspection made$0
Dominguez Farm LaborOct 28, 2010Accidentno citations$0
Gto Packing IncAug 25, 2009Complaintno citations$0
Swift Tectonics IncAug 25, 2009Plannedno inspection made$0
Seco Packing LLCMay 1, 2009Complaintno citations$0
Sargent Cattle Company, LLC.Mar 10, 2009Accidentdeath no citations$0
Key Energy Services Inc.Feb 5, 2009Accidentdeath 1 citation$300
Burton L. Silva FarmsDec 10, 2008Accident3 citations$1,200
$5,350 proposed
Swift Tectonics IncJan 10, 2008Plannedno inspection made$0
Gto Packing IncJul 25, 2007Planned2 citations 1 serious$2,700
$2,850 proposed
AL Pak LaborJul 25, 2007Planned1 citation$0
$150 proposed
Edison Mission Operation & Maintenance, Inc.Nov 6, 2006Accidentno citations$0
Swift Tectonics IncNov 2, 2006Planned2 citations$0
El Bajio Packing, Inc.Aug 5, 2005Unprogrammed related1 citation$750
Bean West LLPNov 5, 2004Complaintno inspection made$0
Western Drilling Inc.Oct 8, 2004Accidentno citations$0
Rosenberg Family RanchDec 5, 2003Accident1 citation$110
Fresh Farms Inc.Dec 4, 2003Complaintno inspection made$0
Edison Mission Operation & Maintenance, Inc.Jul 15, 2003Programmed relatedno citations$0
Aera Energy LLCJul 15, 2003Accidentno citations$0
Salinas River Cogeneration CompanyJul 15, 2003Plannedno citations$0
Sargent Canyon Cogeneration CompanyJul 14, 2003Plannedno citations$0
Edison Mission Operation & Maintenance, Inc.Jul 14, 2003Programmed relatedno citations$0

Largest penalties in San Ardo

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
Geo Drilling Fluids, Inc.12$10,6000Oct 31, 2018
Key Energy Services Inc.23$10,3001Aug 17, 2017
Alfredo G.Urquidez JR. dba AG Unlimited13$6,3001Sep 16, 2014
Chevron North America Exploration and Production11$5,0000Apr 19, 2011
Neil Bassetti Farms, LLC14$4,0750May 1, 2025
Gto Packing Inc32$2,7000Jun 14, 2012
Kings Oil Tools13$2,5200Jul 28, 2014
Burton L. Silva Farms13$1,2000Dec 10, 2008
Azcona Harvesting22$8850May 2, 2013
El Bajio Packing, Inc.11$7500Aug 5, 2005
Gazelle Transportation, Inc.24$5250Jul 11, 2013
Pro AG Harvesting, Inc.11$4850Aug 8, 2025
Rosenberg Family Ranch11$1100Dec 5, 2003
Swift Tectonics Inc42$00Nov 2, 2010
AL Pak Labor21$00Jun 12, 2025
P and P AG Labor Services, Inc.10$00Jun 2, 2011
Robert Heely Construction10$00Jan 27, 2011
Sargent Cattle Company, LLC.10$01Mar 10, 2009
Aera Energy LLC10$00Jul 15, 2003
Southern Monterey County Labor Supply, Inc.10$00Jun 21, 2011

Rules cited most in San Ardo

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2025325$4,5600
2018112$10,6000
2017112$10,0000
2014226$8,8201
2013211$4000
2012200$00
2011836$6,0100
2010200$00
2009511$3002
2008213$1,2000
2007223$2,7000
2006212$00
2005111$7500
2004200$00
2003711$1100

Your rights when the hazard is real in San Ardo

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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