Imperial Irrigation District safety record at a glance
Imperial Irrigation District has been the subject of 22 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 25, 2002 and Feb 22, 2024. 13 of them were accident inspections. 18 of them produced citations, 67 in all: 10 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $271,910 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $139,385. The largest single penalty, $38,250, came from an inspection opened Oct 22, 2002 in Westmoreland. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #226 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: Utilities; Public Administration; Other Services (except Public Administration). Worksites in La Quinta, Imperial, Calipatria, Coachella, El Centro, Calexico, Winterhaven, Indio.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2024 | La Quinta | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 21, 2024 |
| Apr 28, 2023 | Imperial | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $24,750 | $16,200 | May 19, 2026 |
| Jul 23, 2021 | Calipatria | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 21, 2022 |
| Oct 27, 2018 | Imperial | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 9, 2019 |
| Mar 19, 2018 | Coachella | Accident | 2 citations | $5,700 | $3,150 | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Feb 28, 2017 | El Centro | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 30, 2017 |
| Jun 6, 2013 | Calipatria | Planned | 5 citations | $10,800 | $540 | Jul 28, 2014 |
| Jan 26, 2012 | El Centro | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $7,355 | $4,535 | Sep 5, 2012 |
| Oct 25, 2010 | La Quinta | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $7,000 | Feb 23, 2012 |
| May 12, 2010 | Calexico | Accident | 2 citations | $910 | $910 | Feb 7, 2013 |
| Oct 29, 2009 | Winterhaven | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,260 | $4,760 | Jan 5, 2011 |
| Apr 29, 2009 | El Centro | Planned | 7 citations | $2,015 | $1,680 | Jul 17, 2010 |
| Oct 23, 2008 | La Quinta | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Sep 3, 2008 | Winterhaven | Complaint | 8 citations | $2,500 | $2,105 | Mar 17, 2010 |
| Feb 27, 2006 | Imperial | Complaint | 14 citations | $4,280 | $2,250 | Sep 27, 2006 |
| Jun 15, 2005 | Indio | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $36,000 | $18,000 | Oct 9, 2006 |
| Oct 7, 2004 | Westmoreland | Complaint | 1 citation 1 repeat | $45,000 | $18,000 | Apr 27, 2009 |
| Apr 28, 2004 | Imperial | Accident | 1 citation | $8,500 | 0 | Jul 10, 2008 |
| Dec 19, 2002 | El Centro | Accident | 6 citations 1 serious | $28,365 | $1,655 | Jan 13, 2009 |
| Nov 19, 2002 | Winterhaven | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $425 | 0 | Aug 18, 2004 |
| Oct 22, 2002 | Westmoreland | Complaint | 3 citations 3 serious | $38,250 | $38,250 | Jun 13, 2006 |
| Jul 25, 2002 | Winterhaven | Accident | 6 citations 1 serious | $20,050 | $19,600 | Jan 13, 2009 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 10 citations, 3 serious, $35,365
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 7 citations, $1,155
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 6 citations, 1 serious, $41,560
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 5 citations, $3,500
- 8 CCR 4650: 4 citations, $1,260
- 8 CCR 5189: 4 citations, $675
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 3 citations
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $5,550
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 Imperial Irrigation District
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.