CA Prison Industry Authority safety record at a glance
CA Prison Industry Authority has been the subject of 38 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 12, 2000 and Aug 12, 2020. 30 of them were complaint inspections. 12 of them produced citations, 28 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $173,525 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $108,635. The largest single penalty, $37,430, came from an inspection opened Jun 28, 2017 in Chowchilla. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #366 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Accommodation and Food Services. Worksites in Represa, Avenal, Chowchilla, Ione, San Quentin, Crescent City, Repressa, Vacaville.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2020 | Represa | Fatality or catastrophe | death 4 citations 1 serious | $14,850 $18,750 proposed | Apr 24, 2023 |
| May 11, 2020 | Avenal | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,475 $18,850 proposed | Jul 11, 2021 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Chowchilla | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $37,430 | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Feb 17, 2016 | Ione | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 24, 2016 |
| Jan 8, 2014 | Avenal | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Oct 15, 2009 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 6, 2010 |
| Sep 23, 2009 | Represa | Accident | no citations | $0 | Dec 14, 2009 |
| Feb 26, 2009 | San Quentin | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,250 $18,560 proposed | Jan 11, 2014 |
| Mar 27, 2008 | Avenal | Complaint | 1 citation | $280 $560 proposed | Mar 18, 2011 |
| Nov 7, 2007 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 7, 2007 |
| Aug 6, 2007 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 6, 2007 |
| Jul 18, 2007 | Crescent City | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 22, 2007 |
| May 1, 2007 | Represa | Complaint | 4 citations 2 serious | $11,750 $20,935 proposed | open |
| Apr 3, 2007 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 11, 2007 |
| Apr 3, 2007 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 7, 2007 |
| Jan 11, 2007 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 17, 2007 |
| Oct 24, 2006 | Represa | Accident | 1 citation | $750 $18,000 proposed | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Sep 28, 2006 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 19, 2007 |
| Aug 3, 2006 | Represa | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,400 | Apr 27, 2009 |
| Jul 17, 2006 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 6, 2006 |
| Jul 17, 2006 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 20, 2006 |
| Feb 28, 2006 | Repressa | Accident | 1 citation | $750 $6,750 proposed | Jul 16, 2008 |
| May 18, 2005 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 30, 2005 |
| Mar 4, 2005 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 25, 2005 |
| Jan 27, 2005 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 19, 2005 |
| Aug 3, 2004 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 22, 2004 |
| May 21, 2004 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 28, 2004 |
| Mar 9, 2004 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 24, 2004 |
| Nov 26, 2003 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 3, 2004 |
| Jan 6, 2003 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 25, 2003 |
| Jun 26, 2002 | Vacaville | Accident | 1 citation | $1,000 $22,500 proposed | Apr 20, 2005 |
| Jun 20, 2002 | Represa | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,200 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Jun 20, 2002 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 18, 2002 |
| Jan 7, 2002 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 4, 2002 |
| Dec 3, 2001 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 3, 2002 |
| Aug 17, 2001 | Represa | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,500 $7,590 proposed | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Apr 3, 2001 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 19, 2001 |
| Jan 12, 2000 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 12, 2000 |
Also recorded as: CA. Prison Industry Authority; CA, Prison Industry Authority; CA Prison Industry Authority - Pelican Bay St Pris.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 7 citations, 2 serious, $8,860
- 8 CCR 5199, Aerosol transmissible diseases: 4 citations, 1 serious, $14,850
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,795
- 8 CCR 4206, Safeguarding the Point of Operation: 2 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 2 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3702, Transporting Employees: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 CA Prison Industry Authority
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 4, 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.