Big Valley Labor safety record at a glance
Big Valley Labor has been the subject of 51 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 5, 2001 and Jul 8, 2020. 18 of them were planned inspections. 17 of them produced citations, 36 in all: 10 serious. Inspectors proposed $143,355 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $83,475. The largest single penalty, $46,300, came from an inspection opened Dec 11, 2013 in Merced. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #618 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Hollister, San Juan Bautista, San Lucas, Gilroy, Hickman, Merced, Waterford, La Grange.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2020 | Hollister | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Mar 1, 2018 | San Juan Bautista | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $12,350 | $8,120 | Mar 21, 2019 |
| Sep 1, 2017 | San Lucas | Referral | 3 citations | $1,600 | $1,600 | Nov 27, 2017 |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Hollister | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $14,400 | $8,100 | Apr 24, 2017 |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Gilroy | Planned | 1 citation | $800 | $650 | Mar 22, 2017 |
| Jan 17, 2014 | Hickman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 7, 2014 |
| Dec 11, 2013 | Merced | Accident | death 6 citations 4 serious | $66,370 | $46,300 | open |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Hickman | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Waterford | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | La Grange | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Snelling | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Aug 28, 2013 | Hickman | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,600 | $2,925 | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | King City | Planned | 2 citations | $1,200 | $1,200 | Nov 6, 2013 |
| Jul 25, 2013 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | Sep 25, 2013 |
| Jul 8, 2013 | Hickman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 26, 2013 |
| Jun 25, 2013 | Soledad | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 2, 2013 |
| Jun 25, 2013 | Hollister | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 9, 2013 |
| May 3, 2013 | Hickman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 18, 2013 |
| May 3, 2013 | Hickman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 18, 2013 |
| Apr 18, 2013 | Hollister | Accident | 2 citations | $4,710 | $810 | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Mar 18, 2013 | Snelling | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Feb 26, 2013 | Waterford | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2013 |
| Aug 10, 2012 | Hollister | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 30, 2012 |
| Apr 24, 2012 | Greenfield | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 28, 2014 |
| Oct 4, 2011 | Chowchilla | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Apr 20, 2012 |
| Aug 16, 2011 | Hickman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 18, 2011 |
| Aug 3, 2011 | San Juan Bautista | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 13, 2011 |
| Aug 3, 2011 | San Juan Bautista | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 31, 2011 |
| Jun 21, 2011 | San Ardo | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 30, 2011 |
| Feb 9, 2011 | Modesto | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 2011 |
| Jul 29, 2010 | Hollister | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Jun 23, 2010 | San Juan Bautista | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 28, 2010 |
| May 18, 2010 | King City | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $26,375 | $7,970 | May 7, 2012 |
| Mar 16, 2010 | Hollister | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| Jan 12, 2010 | Watsonville | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 2010 |
| Sep 23, 2009 | Hollister | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 2009 |
| Aug 24, 2009 | Oakdale | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 25, 2010 |
| Jul 17, 2009 | Modesto | Planned | 1 citation | $425 | $425 | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Jun 29, 2009 | Modesto | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Apr 1, 2009 | Gilroy | Planned | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Jun 13, 2009 |
| Dec 23, 2008 | La Grange | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 26, 2008 |
| Aug 29, 2008 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | $6,750 | $750 | Jun 12, 2010 |
| Jun 4, 2008 | Modesto | Planned | 4 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Aug 27, 2008 |
| May 16, 2008 | Gilroy | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 4, 2008 |
| Jul 25, 2007 | Hollister | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 26, 2007 |
| Jun 14, 2006 | Hollister | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 21, 2006 |
| Feb 8, 2006 | Gilroy | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $225 | Jul 6, 2007 |
| Oct 27, 2003 | Gilroy | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 3, 2004 |
| Jul 23, 2003 | Gilroy | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 15, 2003 |
| Apr 25, 2003 | Gilroy | Planned | 3 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | May 12, 2003 |
| Sep 5, 2001 | Gilroy | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 18, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Big Valley Labor LLC; Big Valley Labor, LLC; Big Valley Labor, Inc; Big Valley Labor Inc; Big Valley Labor, LLC.; Big Valley Labor, Inc.; Big Valley Labor Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 8 citations, 2 serious, $12,270
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 7 citations, 2 serious, $10,975
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 5 citations, $3,280
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 3 citations, 1 serious, $5,470
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $8,250
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 2 serious, $2,970
- 8 CCR 3439: 2 citations, $485
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 2 citations, $475
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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Big Valley Labor
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.