Garza Contracting safety record at a glance
Garza Contracting has been the subject of 38 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 22, 2004 and Feb 28, 2017. 16 of them were planned inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 35 in all: 3 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $37,075 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $28,985. The largest single penalty, $8,850, came from an inspection opened Sep 4, 2015 in Avenal. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #3,737 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 Arvin, Avenal, Coalinga, Cuyama, Bakersfield, Ventucopa, Mec, Oasis.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2017 | Arvin | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 7, 2017 |
| Sep 4, 2015 | Avenal | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $14,250 | $8,850 | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Coalinga | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Jan 15, 2015 | Arvin | Complaint | 1 citation | $420 | $185 | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Oct 29, 2014 | Avenal | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 6, 2015 |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Cuyama | Planned | 3 citations 1 serious | $5,355 | $2,900 | Feb 3, 2016 |
| May 21, 2014 | Coalinga | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 17, 2014 |
| Mar 17, 2014 | Avenal | Complaint | 3 citations | $2,250 | $2,250 | Apr 6, 2015 |
| Oct 15, 2013 | Coalinga | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 1 repeat | $2,250 | $2,250 | Mar 18, 2015 |
| Oct 14, 2013 | Coalinga | Complaint | 2 citations 1 repeat | $2,250 | $2,250 | Mar 18, 2015 |
| Oct 14, 2013 | Coalinga | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $2,250 | $2,250 | Mar 18, 2015 |
| Oct 11, 2013 | Avenal | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Feb 11, 2014 |
| Sep 4, 2013 | Bakersfield | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 4, 2013 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | Ventucopa | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 29, 2012 |
| Jun 12, 2012 | Arvin | Planned | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Oct 8, 2012 |
| Jun 12, 2012 | Arvin | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 5, 2012 |
| Apr 24, 2012 | Mec | Referral | 1 citation | $650 | $650 | Jul 23, 2012 |
| Feb 3, 2012 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Sep 19, 2011 | Avenal | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 14, 2012 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 15, 2012 |
| Jul 28, 2011 | Avenal | Referral | 6 citations | $3,370 | $3,370 | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Jul 27, 2011 | Arvin | Referral | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Sep 14, 2011 |
| Jun 13, 2011 | Arvin | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 9, 2012 |
| May 3, 2011 | Bakersfield | Planned | 1 citation | $250 | $250 | Sep 7, 2011 |
| Jun 24, 2010 | Oasis | Planned | 2 citations | $1,310 | $1,310 | Oct 12, 2010 |
| Jun 7, 2010 | Arvin | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 8, 2010 |
| Jun 30, 2009 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 3, 2009 |
| Jun 25, 2009 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Jun 20, 2009 | Bakersfield | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 8, 2009 |
| May 20, 2009 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 14, 2009 |
| May 19, 2009 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 31, 2009 |
| May 16, 2009 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 2, 2009 |
| Apr 22, 2009 | Mec | Planned | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Apr 21, 2009 | Oasis | Planned | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Apr 21, 2009 | Bakersfield | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 28, 2009 |
| May 15, 2008 | Mettler | Planned | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Dec 15, 2008 |
| Mar 15, 2005 | Bakersfield | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 11, 2005 |
| Apr 22, 2004 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 17, 2004 |
Also recorded as: Garza Contracting, Inc. dba AA Contracting; Garza Contracting Inc; Garza Contracting, Inc.; Garza Contracting Inc dba A.A.Contracting; Garza Contracting Inc dba AA Contracting; Garza Contracting Inc.; Garza Contracting Inc. dba AA Contracting; Garza Contracting Incorporated; Garza Contracting, Inc. dba A. Contracting; Garza Contracting, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 19 citations, $15,185
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 11 citations, 1 serious, $5,035
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $200
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 3653: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 3456: 1 citation, $465
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 Garza Contracting
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.