Duncan Family Farms safety record at a glance
Duncan Family Farms has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 23, 2012 and Apr 25, 2024. 3 of them were referral inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 22 in all: 8 serious. Inspectors proposed $79,170 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $48,785. The largest single penalty, $23,905, came from an inspection opened May 9, 2013 in Cuyama. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,561 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services; Retail Trade; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Castella, Tulelake, Brawley, New Cuyama, Cuyama, Nipomo.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 2024 | Castella | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2024 |
| Jul 10, 2020 | Tulelake | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,060 | $2,700 | Oct 19, 2020 |
| Feb 3, 2015 | Brawley | Fatality or catastrophe | death 3 citations 3 serious | $21,600 | $14,400 | Jul 2, 2018 |
| Jul 16, 2014 | New Cuyama | Planned | 5 citations 1 serious | $7,160 | $3,375 | Oct 18, 2014 |
| Jun 12, 2013 | Cuyama | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 21, 2013 |
| May 9, 2013 | Cuyama | Complaint | 10 citations 2 serious | $37,290 | $23,905 | Oct 10, 2014 |
| Aug 23, 2012 | Nipomo | Referral | 3 citations 1 serious | $8,060 | $4,405 | Jun 29, 2013 |
Also recorded as: Duncan Family Farms, LLC; Duncan Family Farms LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 5 citations, $2,560
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, $2,415
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, 3 serious, $13,500
- 8 CCR 3440: 2 citations, 1 serious, $7,860
- 8 CCR 3456: 2 citations, $450
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 1 citation, 1 serious, $11,475
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,600
- 8 CCR 4075: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
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 Duncan Family Farms
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.