J.R. Simplot Company safety record at a glance
J.R. Simplot Company has been the subject of 15 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 10, 2002 and Sep 12, 2025. 6 of them were complaint inspections. 11 of them produced citations, 23 in all: 9 serious. Inspectors proposed $50,415 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $37,720. The largest single penalty, $22,160, came from an inspection opened Sep 12, 2025 in Firebaugh. That places the employer at #2,447 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: Wholesale Trade; Manufacturing; Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Firebaugh, Bakersfield, Lathrop, Five Points, Helm, Fresno, Lodi.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2025 | Firebaugh | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $22,160 | $22,160 | open |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation | $210 | $210 | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Lathrop | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Lathrop | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 1, 2018 |
| Dec 29, 2016 | Five Points | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $150 | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Lathrop | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 2017 |
| Jun 2, 2016 | Lathrop | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 14, 2016 |
| Aug 5, 2015 | Helm | Planned | 5 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Mar 9, 2016 |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Lathrop | Complaint | 3 citations 3 serious | $8,100 | $3,240 | Feb 17, 2016 |
| Jul 31, 2015 | Lathrop | Planned | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Mar 14, 2016 |
| Jun 17, 2015 | Lathrop | Complaint | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Mar 16, 2016 |
| Feb 21, 2012 | Fresno | Accident | 1 citation | $975 | $975 | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Jul 28, 2011 | Lodi | Complaint | 3 citations 2 serious | $11,135 | $5,735 | Mar 7, 2016 |
| Oct 12, 2007 | Lathrop | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2008 |
| Dec 10, 2002 | Lathrop | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $5,700 | $3,300 | Apr 13, 2005 |
Also recorded as: J.R. Simplot CO dba Simplot Growers Solutions; J. R. Simplot Company.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $1,295
- 8 CCR 507: 3 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 2 citations, 2 serious, $6,570
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 2 citations, 2 serious, $5,400
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 2 citations, $635
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 1 citation, 1 serious, $15,750
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 5189: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Bakersfield 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.R. Simplot Company
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.