Dairy Farmers of America safety record at a glance
Dairy Farmers of America has been the subject of 19 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 27, 2001 and Dec 4, 2024. 12 of them were accident inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 24 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $96,735 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $21,355. The largest single penalty, $8,235, came from an inspection opened Apr 13, 2007 in Ventura. That places the employer at #6,090 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Turlock, Ventura, Hughson, Corona, Petaluma, Willows.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | Turlock | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Dec 4, 2019 | Ventura | Accident | 2 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Dec 10, 2020 |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Turlock | Accident | 2 citations | $745 | $745 | Feb 26, 2020 |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Turlock | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 22, 2017 |
| Jan 17, 2017 | Hughson | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 2, 2017 |
| May 18, 2016 | Hughson | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 15, 2016 |
| Mar 4, 2015 | Corona | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Nov 14, 2013 | Ventura | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | 0 | Jan 16, 2015 |
| May 15, 2013 | Ventura | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $4,050 | Jun 27, 2014 |
| Jul 18, 2012 | Ventura | Accident | 2 citations | $18,375 | $5,000 | Oct 4, 2013 |
| Oct 17, 2011 | Turlock | Accident | 1 citation | $2,250 | $250 | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Aug 31, 2010 | Hughson | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 11, 2010 |
| Aug 18, 2008 | Hughson | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 22, 2008 |
| May 17, 2007 | Corona | Planned | 2 citations | $6,750 | $600 | Aug 25, 2010 |
| Apr 13, 2007 | Ventura | Planned | 10 citations | $26,990 | $8,235 | Mar 6, 2009 |
| Mar 13, 2007 | Hughson | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 13, 2007 |
| Jan 17, 2003 | Corona | Accident | 3 citations | $4,125 | $975 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Aug 22, 2002 | Petaluma | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 4, 2002 |
| Feb 27, 2001 | Willows | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 1, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 3 citations, $3,050
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, $1,685
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $185
- 8 CCR 3329, Machinery, operating procedures: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 3270: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 4075: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 4353: 1 citation, $2,500
- 8 CCR 4001: 1 citation, $375
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 Dairy Farmers of America
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.