J.A. Contracting safety record at a glance
J.A. Contracting has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 21, 2007 and Jul 5, 2012. 5 of them were planned inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 6 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $4,690 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $4,690. The largest single penalty, $3,935, came from an inspection opened Sep 21, 2007 in Turlock. That places the employer at #26,505 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Lodi, Wasco, Lancaster, Stratford, Arvin, Buttonwillow, Earlimart, Lemoore.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2012 | Lodi | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 21, 2012 |
| Aug 18, 2011 | Wasco | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 18, 2011 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | Lancaster | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 2012 |
| Dec 9, 2010 | Lodi | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Oct 26, 2012 |
| Jul 14, 2010 | Stratford | Planned | 2 citations | $270 | $270 | Dec 31, 2010 |
| Jun 9, 2010 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 8, 2010 |
| Jan 14, 2010 | Buttonwillow | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 2, 2010 |
| Jun 20, 2009 | Earlimart | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 23, 2009 |
| Aug 6, 2008 | Lemoore | Planned | 1 citation | $110 | $110 | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Sep 21, 2007 | Turlock | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,935 | $3,935 | Oct 31, 2008 |
Also recorded as: JA Contracting; J.A. Contracting, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $245
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
- 8 CCR 3440: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 1 citation, $135
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Lancaster 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 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.