Benjamin Lopez Ortega dba Benjamin Lopez, FLC safety record at a glance
Benjamin Lopez Ortega dba Benjamin Lopez, FLC has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 5, 2001 and Sep 10, 2011. 3 of them were referral inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 13 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $41,490 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $25,535. The largest single penalty, $12,000, came from an inspection opened Jul 14, 2009 in Patterson. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #4,550 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Patterson, Yuba City, Westley, Stockton.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2011 | Patterson | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 12, 2011 |
| Jun 29, 2011 | Patterson | Referral | 1 citation | $280 | $125 | May 29, 2012 |
| Sep 22, 2009 | Patterson | Planned | 3 citations | $2,250 | $2,250 | Nov 22, 2009 |
| Sep 1, 2009 | Yuba City | Planned | 4 citations | $2,475 | $1,750 | May 29, 2012 |
| Jul 14, 2009 | Patterson | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious | $12,000 | $12,000 | Feb 27, 2012 |
| Jun 30, 2008 | Westley | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $4,950 | Jan 11, 2010 |
| Jun 30, 2008 | Westley | Referral | 2 citations 1 serious | $6,485 | $4,460 | May 10, 2010 |
| May 12, 2004 | Patterson | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 12, 2004 |
| Apr 5, 2001 | Stockton | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 6, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Benjamin Lopez Ortega dba Benjamin Lopez FLC; Benjamin Lopez Ortega dba Benjaim Lopez Farm Labor; Benjamin Lopez Ortega dba. Benjamin Lopez FLC; Benjamin Lopez Ortega dba Benjamin Lopez.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 7 citations, $5,250
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,835
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 1 citation, 1 serious, $11,250
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,950
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, $125
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $125
Accidents investigated
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
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If you work, or worked, at Benjamin Lopez Ortega dba Benjamin Lopez, FLC
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. 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.