Hormel Foods Corporation safety record at a glance
Hormel Foods Corporation has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 3, 2006 and Oct 13, 2020. 3 of them were complaint inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 4 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $19,545 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $4,470. The largest single penalty, $3,000, came from an inspection opened Sep 13, 2013 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #27,112 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Lathrop, Los Angeles, Stockton.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 2020 | Lathrop | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Sep 13, 2013 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $3,000 | Jan 26, 2015 |
| Sep 14, 2012 | Stockton | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Sep 25, 2008 | Stockton | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $300 | Nov 24, 2008 |
| Oct 3, 2006 | Stockton | Complaint | 1 citation | $420 | $420 | Nov 17, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Hormel Foods Corp dba Farmer John Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 4851: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 5208, Asbestos: 1 citation, $420
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $300
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Los Angeles employment lawyer, Stockton 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. 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 Hormel Foods Corporation
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.