Jose Mendoza safety record at a glance
Jose Mendoza has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 27, 2000 and Sep 28, 2021. 2 of them were referral inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 15 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $19,800 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $18,570. The largest single penalty, $15,800, came from an inspection opened Apr 22, 2011 in Piedmont. That places the employer at #7,578 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Construction. Worksites in Corning, Santa Rosa, Piedmont, Salinas, San Francisco, Long Beach.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2021 | Corning | Referral | 2 citations | $1,000 | $1,000 | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Jul 8, 2011 | Santa Rosa | Referral | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 8, 2011 |
| Apr 22, 2011 | Piedmont | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $15,800 | $15,800 | Aug 17, 2017 |
| Mar 24, 2010 | Salinas | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 24, 2010 |
| Apr 2, 2009 | Salinas | Planned | 2 citations | $270 | $270 | Mar 29, 2010 |
| May 3, 2007 | San Francisco | Complaint | 7 citations 1 serious | $2,480 | $1,250 | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Apr 27, 2000 | Long Beach | Accident | 1 citation | $250 | $250 | Feb 9, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Jose Mendoza, dba Mendoza Berry Farms; Jose Mendoza dba Jose Mendoza Painting CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 3 citations, $550
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 2 citations, 1 serious, $4,550
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 2 citations, $1,000
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 2 citations, 1 serious, $900
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $385
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $10,800
- 8 CCR 341: 1 citation, $250
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $135
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Jose Mendoza
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.