J A Contracting safety record at a glance
J A Contracting has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 29, 2000 and Oct 21, 2011. 6 of them were accident inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 9 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $14,900 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $14,900. The largest single penalty, $13,750, came from an inspection opened May 15, 2008 in Bakersfield. That places the employer at #10,355 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 9 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in McFarland, Madera, Lancaster, Richgrove, Bakersfield, Earlimart, Arvin, Strathmore.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2011 | McFarland | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 21, 2011 |
| Aug 16, 2011 | Madera | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 28, 2012 |
| Jul 21, 2011 | Lancaster | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| Dec 15, 2010 | Richgrove | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2010 |
| Oct 5, 2010 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation | $200 | $200 | May 20, 2011 |
| Jul 9, 2010 | Earlimart | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 14, 2010 |
| May 18, 2010 | Arvin | Planned | 2 citations | $950 | $950 | Nov 8, 2010 |
| Aug 12, 2009 | Strathmore | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Aug 11, 2009 | Exeter | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 25, 2009 |
| May 27, 2009 | Delano | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 1, 2009 |
| Sep 3, 2008 | Rosamond | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 3, 2008 |
| May 15, 2008 | Bakersfield | Planned | 6 citations 1 serious | $13,750 | $13,750 | Dec 15, 2008 |
| Feb 27, 2008 | Delano | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 27, 2008 |
| May 24, 2004 | Richgrove | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 24, 2004 |
| Feb 11, 2003 | Delano | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 26, 2003 |
| Aug 29, 2000 | Lost Hills | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 28, 2002 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 3 citations, 1 serious, $11,850
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 2 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 3439: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 1430.40: 1 citation, $400
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $200
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $200
Accidents investigated
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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 J A 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.