George Chiala Farms, Inc. safety record at a glance
George Chiala Farms, Inc. has been the subject of 18 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 29, 2003 and Aug 24, 2026. 10 of them were accident inspections. 11 of them produced citations, 17 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $36,130 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $15,645. The largest single penalty, $4,620, came from an inspection opened Oct 10, 2006 in Morgan Hill. That places the employer at #9,834 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Wholesale Trade; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Hollister, Morgan Hill, San Martin.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2026 | Hollister | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Jul 1, 2026 | Morgan Hill | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Oct 18, 2022 | Hollister | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | Hollister | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Dec 9, 2020 | Hollister | Accident | 1 citation | $800 | May 24, 2021 |
| Jun 19, 2020 | Morgan Hill | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Oct 5, 2020 |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Morgan Hill | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $800 | Aug 26, 2019 |
| May 23, 2018 | Hollister | Accident | 1 citation | $3,000 $5,400 proposed | Dec 17, 2018 |
| Sep 20, 2017 | San Martin | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $325 | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Oct 25, 2016 | Hollister | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Nov 22, 2016 |
| Jun 24, 2016 | Hollister | Planned | 1 citation | $375 | Oct 10, 2016 |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Hollister | Complaint | 1 citation | $0 | May 5, 2016 |
| Nov 2, 2011 | Morgan Hill | Accident | 1 citation | $150 | Dec 10, 2011 |
| Sep 28, 2010 | Morgan Hill | Accident | 1 citation | $375 $800 proposed | Apr 21, 2012 |
| Oct 10, 2006 | Morgan Hill | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $4,620 $6,980 proposed | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Nov 8, 2005 | Morgan Hill | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $2,700 $18,000 proposed | Jul 27, 2007 |
| Oct 23, 2003 | Morgan Hill | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 13, 2003 |
| Jan 29, 2003 | Morgan Hill | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $2,500 | Nov 20, 2003 |
Also recorded as: George Chiala Farms.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 7 citations, $2,995
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $825
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 2 citations, 2 serious, $5,400
- 8 CCR 5164, Storage of Hazardous Substances: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 5416, Flammable Vapors: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,250
- 8 CCR 3220, Emergency action plan: 1 citation, $800
- 8 CCR 2340.22, Identification of Equipment: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3384, Hand Protection: 1 citation
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 George Chiala Farms, Inc.
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.