John R. Benson Farms, Inc. safety record at a glance
John R. Benson Farms, Inc. has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 3, 2008 and Sep 17, 2026. 1 of them were programmed related inspections. 2 of them produced citations, 6 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $28,090 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $18,640. The largest single penalty, $13,075, came from an inspection opened Sep 3, 2008 in Brawley. That places the employer at #7,538 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting. Worksites in Westmorland, Brawley.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Westmorland | Programmed related | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| May 9, 2012 | Brawley | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 1 serious | $5,565 $15,015 proposed | Mar 25, 2016 |
| Sep 3, 2008 | Brawley | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $13,075 | Oct 30, 2009 |
Also recorded as: John R Benson Farms Inc; John R. Benson Farms, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $430
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $12,600
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,950
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 1 citation, $410
- 8 CCR 4650, Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders: 1 citation, $250
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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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.
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If you work, or worked, at John R. Benson Farms, Inc.
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 4, 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.