Kern Delta Weedpatch Cotton Gin safety record at a glance
Kern Delta Weedpatch Cotton Gin has been the subject of 2 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 28, 2001 and Jan 24, 2002. 1 of them were referral inspections. All of them produced citations, 29 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $33,485 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $25,015. The largest single penalty, $18,080, came from an inspection opened Nov 28, 2001 in Mc Farland. That places the employer at #4,698 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2002 | Mc Farland | Referral | 11 citations 2 serious | $9,000 | $6,935 | Jun 19, 2006 |
| Nov 28, 2001 | Mc Farland | Planned | 18 citations 5 serious | $24,485 | $18,080 | Jan 23, 2004 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 5 citations, 1 serious, $3,400
- 8 CCR 5189: 4 citations, $870
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $450
- 8 CCR 5097: 2 citations, $410
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $310
- 8 CCR 507: 2 citations, $285
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, $275
- 8 CCR 3220, Emergency action plan: 2 citations, $275
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 Kern Delta Weedpatch Cotton Gin
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.