County record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

Merced County Cal/OSHA Inspections

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

Page 16 of 25. Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection of employers in Merced County since 2000: 2,479 inspections, 2,642 citations, $3,445,042 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.

All inspections in Merced County, page 16 of 25

2,479 inspections since 2000, newest first. Page 1 carries the summary, the largest penalties, the rules cited and the year-by-year table.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Turning Point IndustriesAtwaterFeb 27, 2012Complaint1 citation$0
Del Sol Farm Labor Services, Inc.BallicoFeb 23, 2012Accident2 citations 1 serious$7,500
$13,500 proposed
Donald E. Peara dba Donald E. Peara, DDSMercedFeb 23, 2012Complaint1 citation$100
$2,250 proposed
McCarthy Building CompanyMercedFeb 23, 2012Plannedno citations$0
Laird MFG., LLCMercedFeb 16, 2012Complaint2 citations 1 serious$3,100
$6,325 proposed
Memorial Hospital Los BanosLos BanosFeb 7, 2012Complaintno citations$0
Romero's Auto DismantlersLos BanosFeb 2, 2012Complaint3 citations$390
ParminderBallicoFeb 2, 2012Complaintno inspection made$0
DS CustomsMercedJan 19, 2012Complaintno inspection made$0
Bill and Trudie Treshler dba Bill Treshler FarmsGustineJan 17, 2012Accident2 citations$375
$785 proposed
Walter C Smith Company IncMercedJan 13, 2012Plannedno inspection made$0
Hill View Packing Company, Inc.GustineDec 27, 2011Complaint1 citation$305
Pacific Boring IncMercedDec 22, 2011Plannedno inspection made$0
Teasdale Quality Foods, IncAtwaterDec 20, 2011Accident2 citations$1,680
Sunset Ridge Tree ServiceTwain HarteDec 19, 2011Accidentno citations$0
Tavares Family Dairies, LPMercedDec 15, 2011Follow-upno citations$0
Tavares Family Dairies, LPMercedDec 15, 2011Follow-upno citations$0
Mercy Medical Center MercedMercedDec 13, 2011Accidentno citations$0
Iyer FarmsGustineDec 6, 2011Accidentno citations$0
Pacific Boring IncMercedDec 1, 2011Plannedno inspection made$0
STS Ranch, LLCLivingstonNov 14, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Ashley Imports, LLC dba Merced VW, Kia & HyundaiMercedNov 9, 2011Complaint2 citations$270
D & S FarmingAtwaterOct 10, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Santa FE Aggregates IncWintonOct 6, 2011Planned1 citation$0
$335 proposed
Victor Produce, Inc.LivingstonOct 4, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Sutter Health/Los Banos Memorial HospitalLos BanosOct 3, 2011Accident2 citations$745
AT&TMercedSep 27, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Passion Fruit FarmsMercedSep 26, 2011Complaint1 citation$150
$415 proposed
Dan and Lori Avila dba Dan Avila & SonsLivingstonSep 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Dan and Lori Avila dba Dan Avila & SonsLivingstonSep 22, 2011Unprogrammed relatedno citations$0
Larry Love & Michael (Mike) WithrowMercedSep 21, 2011Accident7 citations 7 serious$31,500
Glenna HavercroftMercedSep 21, 2011Unprogrammed related3 citations 3 serious$9,000
$13,500 proposed
Richard SouzaLe GrandSep 21, 2011Complaint1 citation$175
Fagundes Brothers DairySnellingSep 14, 2011Planned7 citations$1,575
Yagi Brothers Produce IncLivingstonSep 14, 2011Planned1 citation$750
Sierra-Cascade Nursery IncLivingstonSep 14, 2011Plannedno citations$0
Lima Broehers DairyMercedSep 8, 2011Complaintno citations$0
First Impressions Sign CO.AtwaterSep 7, 2011Complaint2 citations$415
Passion Fruit FarmsPlanadaAug 17, 2011Referral1 citation$750
Jimmie R. Davis dba Atwater Christian Life CenterAtwaterAug 17, 2011Complaint1 citation$50
$85 proposed
Olivas Farms Labor ContractorPlanadaAug 17, 2011Referralno citations$0
James Tanioka FarmsMercedAug 17, 2011Referralno citations$0
Morningstar Foods, LLCGustineAug 8, 2011Accident2 citations$1,125
RGW Construction, Inc.MercedAug 8, 2011Plannedno citations$0
Cleveland Wrecking CompanyMercedAug 8, 2011Programmed relatedno citations$0
Sterling Environmental CorporationMercedAug 8, 2011Programmed relatedno citations$0
Valley Sand and Gravel IncLos BanosAug 2, 2011Planned1 citation$110
Jesus Lopez dba West Coast LaborFirebaughJul 27, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
E & M FarmsStevinsonJul 27, 2011Referralno citations$0
Ramirez Agriculture, Inc.Los BanosJul 27, 2011Programmed relatedno citations$0
UnknownStevinsonJul 27, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Isa EquipmentLivingstonJul 25, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Ben AlbernasLivingstonJul 25, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Kims Farms, Inc.LivingstonJul 22, 2011Referral1 citation$750
Evitoma FarmsLivingstonJul 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Atwater PackingAtwaterJul 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
A V Thomas ProduceLivingstonJul 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Doreva Produce Company, Inc.LivingstonJul 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Kims Farms, Inc.LivingstonJul 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Tarsem PaulaStevinsonJul 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
STS Ranch, LLCStevinsonJul 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Smith FarmsDos PalosJul 22, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Live Oak FarmsLe GrandJul 22, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Ruppa FarmsHilmarJul 21, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Garcia FarmsHilmarJul 20, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Ronny & Adriana Navarro dba Navarro LandscapingLos BanosJul 19, 2011Accidentdeath 1 citation$2,500
$5,000 proposed
Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc.HilmarJul 19, 2011Complaintno citations$0
SearsMercedJul 19, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Summit Sales, Inc.GustineJul 18, 2011Accident4 citations 1 serious$18,935
Jantz FarmingLivingstonJul 15, 2011Complaintno inspection made$0
Lester KoehnAtwaterJul 13, 2011Complaint2 citations 1 serious$950
$6,825 proposed
McDonaldsSanta NellaJul 12, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Amarjit S Kandola & Bikram S Kandola dba Kandola BAtwaterJul 11, 2011Complaint1 citation 1 serious$2,250
$4,500 proposed
Foster Poultry FarmsLivingstonJul 8, 2011Accidentno citations$0
Alia CorporationGustineJul 6, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Benjamin Lopez Ortega dba Benjamin Lopez, FLCPattersonJun 29, 2011Referral1 citation$125
$280 proposed
Quail H FarmsLivingstonJun 24, 2011Complaint1 citation$150
$845 proposed
Joseph Gallo FarmsAtwaterJun 24, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Pacific Concrete Specialties, IncAtwaterJun 23, 2011Planned4 citations$400
$680 proposed
Amarjit S Kandola & Bikram S Kandola dba Kandola BStevinsonJun 22, 2011Complaint6 citations 2 serious$7,800
$16,800 proposed
Foster FarmsLivingstonJun 20, 2011Accidentno inspection made$0
Alvernaz FarmsLivingstonJun 15, 2011Complaintno citations$0
WalmartLos BanosJun 10, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Dan Avila & SonsLivingstonJun 9, 2011Complaint3 citations$2,250
Triangle Rock Products IncLos BanosJun 9, 2011Planned3 citations$225
Calaveras Materials IncMercedJun 2, 2011Planned2 citations$560
University of California MercedMercedMay 31, 2011Complaint1 citation 1 serious$6,750
Verizon Services OperationGustineMay 31, 2011Accidentdeath no citations$0
Ravi & Jay Thiara FarmMercedMay 31, 2011Accidentdeath no citations$0
LE Grand AsphaltLe GrandMay 25, 2011Planned2 citations$225
Circle K Stores, Inc.Los BanosMay 23, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Merced County, Human Services AgencyMercedMay 19, 2011Complaintno citations$0
Golden By-Products, Inc.BallicoMay 18, 2011Accident3 citations 1 serious$16,700
$23,800 proposed
Merced County Office of EducationMercedMay 18, 2011Complaintno citations$0
A T & T Mobility Call CenterAtwaterMay 9, 2011Complaintno citations$0
California Dairies, Inc.Los BanosMay 5, 2011Accidentno citations$0
HGH ElectricalAtwaterMay 2, 2011Unprogrammed relatedno citations$0
Yetter Steel, IncAtwaterMay 2, 2011Unprogrammed relatedno citations$0
Peck & Hiller CompanyAtwaterMay 2, 2011Unprogrammed relatedno citations$0
KNK Painting and Coating Inc.AtwaterApr 28, 2011Complaintno citations$0

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. Back to page 1, safety tracker home.

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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