Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. safety record at a glance
Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. has been the subject of 63 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 5, 2000 and Aug 4, 2026. 26 of them were accident inspections. 36 of them produced citations, 79 in all: 26 serious. Inspectors proposed $497,655 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $299,710. The largest single penalty, $34,570, came from an inspection opened Sep 25, 2024 in Arvin. 10 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #50 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Transportation and Warehousing; Manufacturing. Worksites in Shafter, Holtville, Lamont, New Cuyama, Arvin, Cuyama, Bakersfield, Buttonwillow.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | Shafter | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Shafter | Unprogrammed related | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Jul 21, 2026 | Holtville | Programmed related | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Lamont | Unprogrammed related | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Jun 17, 2026 | New Cuyama | Fatality or catastrophe | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Jun 3, 2025 | Arvin | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $31,340 | open |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Arvin | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $34,570 | open |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Arvin | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $7,650 $15,300 proposed | Apr 15, 2025 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Shafter | Accident | 3 citations | $6,275 $23,425 proposed | open |
| Nov 13, 2023 | Cuyama | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 2 serious | $27,000 | open |
| May 31, 2023 | Lamont | Accident | 1 citation | $635 | Nov 10, 2023 |
| Mar 22, 2021 | Bakersfield | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $850 | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Bakersfield | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $0 $425 proposed | Dec 29, 2021 |
| Dec 11, 2020 | Arvin | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $425 | Aug 27, 2021 |
| Oct 7, 2020 | Arvin | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | $0 | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Sep 4, 2020 | Buttonwillow | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 1 serious | $18,000 $27,425 proposed | Mar 2, 2023 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Bakersfield | Fatality or catastrophe | death 3 citations | $3,500 $5,850 proposed | open |
| Jul 8, 2020 | Wasco | Referral | no citations | $0 | Nov 4, 2020 |
| Jun 2, 2020 | Holtville | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations 2 serious | $30,600 | open |
| May 1, 2020 | Arvin | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | $0 | Oct 29, 2020 |
| Nov 1, 2019 | Arvin | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 1 serious | $15,500 $27,000 proposed | Apr 13, 2021 |
| May 3, 2019 | Brawley | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $6,435 $11,700 proposed | Feb 10, 2020 |
| Oct 8, 2018 | Mec | Planned | 5 citations | $6,060 $13,805 proposed | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Jun 15, 2017 | Arvin | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Jun 15, 2017 | Arvin | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | Arvin | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Arvin | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Mar 17, 2017 |
| Nov 8, 2016 | Arvin | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Feb 28, 2017 |
| Jun 24, 2016 | New Cuyama | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 2 serious | $22,050 $38,250 proposed | Dec 26, 2017 |
| May 25, 2016 | Bakersfield | Planned | 6 citations 3 serious | $20,620 $21,370 proposed | Nov 13, 2018 |
| May 20, 2016 | Thermal | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jun 17, 2016 |
| Nov 2, 2015 | Shafter | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Oct 1, 2015 | Arvin | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | $0 | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Aug 11, 2015 | Bakersfield | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $4,000 $24,750 proposed | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Oct 20, 2014 | Arvin | Accident | 1 citation | $0 $560 proposed | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Jul 17, 2014 | Thermal | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,900 $7,200 proposed | Jul 1, 2016 |
| May 29, 2014 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 9, 2014 |
| May 20, 2014 | Arvin | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Dec 11, 2013 | Arvin | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $12,635 $21,825 proposed | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Aug 27, 2013 | Bakersfield | Accident | death 3 citations | $7,000 $24,750 proposed | Oct 29, 2015 |
| Jun 24, 2013 | Arvin | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,060 | Mar 13, 2015 |
| Dec 20, 2011 | Arvin | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $6,750 $18,000 proposed | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Oct 3, 2011 | Mec | Planned | 1 citation | $0 | Dec 15, 2011 |
| Feb 17, 2011 | Arvin | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | Aug 19, 2011 |
| May 17, 2010 | Bakersfield | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jun 22, 2010 |
| Mar 16, 2010 | Holtville | Planned | no citations | $0 | Mar 18, 2010 |
| Jan 29, 2010 | Arvin | Accident | no citations | $0 | May 4, 2010 |
| Sep 29, 2009 | Bakersfield | Planned | no citations | $0 | Nov 18, 2009 |
| Jan 8, 2007 | Arvin | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $5,505 $24,750 proposed | Jun 15, 2009 |
| Jan 4, 2007 | Shafter | Planned | 6 citations | $1,490 | Jul 9, 2007 |
| Mar 20, 2006 | Arvin | Accident | 5 citations | $1,350 | Dec 18, 2008 |
| Feb 25, 2005 | Arvin | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $375 $18,000 proposed | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Aug 12, 2003 | Arvin | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 6, 2003 |
| Jul 10, 2003 | Arvin | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 29, 2003 |
| Mar 13, 2003 | Arvin | Accident | 1 citation | $1,000 $18,000 proposed | Mar 24, 2009 |
| Jan 21, 2003 | Shafter | Accident | death 1 citation | $375 | Jun 28, 2006 |
| Jan 21, 2003 | Shafter | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | Jul 1, 2006 |
| Jul 24, 2002 | Arvin | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | Mar 25, 2003 |
| Jun 3, 2002 | Thermal | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 3, 2002 |
| Jan 17, 2002 | Arvin | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $560 $3,375 proposed | Nov 18, 2005 |
| Oct 19, 2001 | Arvin | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 26, 2001 |
| Nov 15, 2000 | Arvin | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $2,700 | Apr 5, 2001 |
| Jan 5, 2000 | Arvin | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 13, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Grimmway Enterprises Inc; Grimmway Enterprises Inc.; Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. dba Cal Organics Div; Grimmway Enterprises, Inc dba Grimmway Farms; Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 15 citations, 5 serious, $72,835
- 8 CCR 5189, Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials: 8 citations, $8,805
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, 5 serious, $72,900
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 5 citations, 3 serious, $16,060
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 3 citations, 2 serious, $21,900
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 3 citations, 1 serious, $16,050
- 8 CCR 2320.2, Electrical, work on energized equipment: 3 citations, $7,635
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, 1 serious, $6,750
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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Grimmway Enterprises, 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.