Del Monte Foods safety record at a glance
Del Monte Foods has been the subject of 65 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 22, 2000 and Nov 19, 2025. 31 of them were complaint inspections. 23 of them produced citations, 40 in all: 15 serious. Inspectors proposed $166,065 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $94,630. The largest single penalty, $19,520, came from an inspection opened Jun 15, 2016 in Modesto. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #489 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Manufacturing; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Modesto, Hanford, Lathrop, Walnut Creek, San Pedro, Kingsburg, Woodland.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 6, 2026 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | Modesto | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $13,595 | open |
| Nov 12, 2024 | Hanford | Complaint | 3 citations | $2,335 $6,795 proposed | open |
| Apr 3, 2024 | Modesto | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Modesto | Accident | 2 citations | $525 | open |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Modesto | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $7,800 | open |
| Jul 25, 2023 | Modesto | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | $0 | Dec 4, 2023 |
| Mar 30, 2023 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 1, 2023 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 6, 2023 |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | Jun 12, 2023 |
| Jul 29, 2022 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | May 12, 2022 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Modesto | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | May 3, 2022 |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Jun 4, 2021 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 24, 2021 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | Modesto | Planned | no citations | $0 | May 28, 2021 |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Hanford | Complaint | 2 citations | $450 $600 proposed | Nov 16, 2021 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation | $3,000 $3,825 proposed | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Nov 29, 2018 | Modesto | Complaint | 1 citation | $400 | Apr 9, 2019 |
| Feb 15, 2018 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 2, 2018 |
| Dec 8, 2017 | Hanford | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $1,200 $5,060 proposed | Mar 8, 2019 |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Aug 24, 2017 | Hanford | Complaint | 3 citations 2 serious | $4,725 $27,635 proposed | Dec 31, 2018 |
| Aug 22, 2017 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 10, 2018 |
| Aug 18, 2017 | Hanford | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | $0 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Jun 15, 2016 | Modesto | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 2 serious | $19,520 $26,000 proposed | May 20, 2020 |
| Oct 14, 2015 | Modesto | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $4,250 $8,500 proposed | Jul 8, 2016 |
| Jul 22, 2014 | Lathrop | Accident | no citations | $0 | Mar 3, 2016 |
| Sep 20, 2013 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Mar 27, 2013 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 25, 2013 |
| Feb 6, 2013 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 6, 2013 |
| Dec 7, 2011 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | $0 | Mar 2, 2012 |
| Jun 20, 2011 | Walnut Creek | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Aug 2, 2011 |
| Aug 26, 2010 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 15, 2010 |
| Jul 8, 2010 | San Pedro | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 1, 2010 |
| Nov 17, 2009 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $6,750 $18,000 proposed | Jul 21, 2011 |
| Nov 26, 2008 | San Pedro | Accident | 1 citation | $365 | Jul 9, 2009 |
| Nov 26, 2008 | San Pedro | Accident | no citations | $0 | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Aug 26, 2008 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Aug 25, 2008 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 17, 2008 |
| Aug 25, 2008 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 17, 2008 |
| Aug 25, 2008 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 17, 2008 |
| Aug 1, 2008 | Kingsburg | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Aug 1, 2008 | Kingsburg | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 1, 2008 |
| Apr 7, 2008 | Modesto | Complaint | 1 citation | $5,000 | open |
| Jan 4, 2008 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jan 8, 2008 |
| Jun 26, 2007 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 24, 2007 |
| Dec 12, 2005 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $6,750 | Dec 12, 2007 |
| Dec 8, 2005 | Hanford | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Nov 17, 2005 | Lathrop | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | Feb 1, 2007 |
| Sep 2, 2005 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 3, 2005 |
| Jun 7, 2005 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 23, 2005 |
| Nov 16, 2004 | San Pedro | Accident | 1 citation | $750 $18,000 proposed | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Sep 28, 2004 | Hanford | Accident | no citations | $0 | Dec 14, 2004 |
| May 11, 2004 | Modesto | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 12, 2004 |
| Oct 1, 2003 | Hanford | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 2, 2003 |
| Nov 20, 2002 | Modesto | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $3,675 | Feb 1, 2007 |
| Nov 20, 2002 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $2,700 | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Feb 27, 2002 | Hanford | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 10, 2002 |
| Feb 5, 2002 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | $0 | May 14, 2002 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | Hanford | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 10, 2003 |
| Nov 29, 2000 | Woodland | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 22, 2001 |
| Feb 22, 2000 | Hanford | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,000 | Mar 7, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Del Monte Foods Company; Del Monte Foods, Inc.; Del Monte Foods Inc; Del Monte Foods Inc.; Del Monte Foods, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 16 citations, 8 serious, $49,465
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations, 1 serious, $3,795
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 5 citations, $1,595
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 3 citations, $10,300
- 8 CCR 3383, Body Protection: 2 citations, 2 serious, $7,200
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 2 citations, 1 serious, $4,200
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $975
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Modesto employment lawyer.
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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Del Monte Foods
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.