Kerry Inc. safety record at a glance
Kerry Inc. has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 9, 2004 and Mar 15, 2022. 4 of them were accident inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 27 in all: 15 serious. Inspectors proposed $113,485 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $72,230. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Jan 7, 2019 in Union City. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #800 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Union City, Commerce, Mec.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2022 | Union City | Complaint | 3 citations | $3,180 | $3,180 | Sep 23, 2022 |
| Jan 31, 2022 | Commerce | Planned | 4 citations | $820 | $820 | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Union City | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $33,750 | $18,000 | Oct 21, 2019 |
| May 18, 2017 | Mec | Accident | 2 citations | $2,250 | $2,250 | Dec 11, 2017 |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Union City | Complaint | 4 citations 2 serious | $20,925 | $11,680 | Dec 4, 2017 |
| Nov 21, 2014 | Union City | Accident | 3 citations 3 serious | $20,250 | $9,990 | Jul 28, 2015 |
| May 8, 2013 | Union City | Accident | death 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $12,000 | Mar 31, 2016 |
| Aug 19, 2010 | Union City | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Feb 9, 2004 | Union City | Planned | 8 citations 8 serious | $14,310 | $14,310 | Aug 2, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Kerry, Inc.; Kerry Inc; Kerry, Inc. dba Kerry Ingredients Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 3 citations, 2 serious, $10,855
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 1 serious, $7,350
- 8 CCR 5155, Airborne contaminants: 3 citations, $3,180
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 2 citations, 2 serious, $17,145
- 8 CCR 3272: 1 citation, 1 serious, $12,000
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 4185: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
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. 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 Kerry 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 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.