Lion Farms, LLC safety record at a glance
Lion Farms, LLC has been the subject of 15 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 23, 2012 and Mar 8, 2024. 6 of them were complaint inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 20 in all: 8 serious, 1 willful. Inspectors proposed $139,910 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $127,765. The largest single penalty, $87,875, came from an inspection opened Feb 23, 2024 in Madera. 8 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #268 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Manufacturing; Construction. Worksites in Madera, Raisin City, Fresno, Selma.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2024 | Madera | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Madera | Fatality or catastrophe | 7 deaths 5 citations 3 serious 1 willful | $87,875 | open |
| Nov 23, 2019 | Raisin City | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Feb 6, 2019 | Fresno | Accident | 3 citations 3 serious | $15,180 | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Madera | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 14, 2019 |
| Jun 15, 2017 | Madera | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,500 $2,925 proposed | Jun 22, 2018 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Madera | Referral | 3 citations 1 serious | $7,310 $12,935 proposed | May 29, 2019 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Madera | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Aug 18, 2016 | Selma | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 25, 2017 |
| Aug 10, 2016 | Madera | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,275 $2,435 proposed | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Jun 10, 2015 | Madera | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations 1 serious | $14,625 $18,560 proposed | Mar 19, 2022 |
| Apr 10, 2014 | Madera | Referral | no citations | $0 | Jun 24, 2014 |
| Feb 12, 2014 | Madera | Referral | no citations | $0 | Feb 20, 2014 |
| Apr 23, 2013 | Madera | Referral | no citations | $0 | May 6, 2013 |
| Oct 23, 2012 | Madera | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
Also recorded as: Lion Farms LLC; Lion Farms L.L.C.; Lion Farms LLC - Newstone.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, 3 serious, $75,000
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 4 citations, $1,725
- 8 CCR 3440, Agricultural Equipment: 3 citations, 3 serious, $15,180
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 2 citations, 1 serious, $14,625
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 3701, Licensing of Drivers: 1 citation, $12,500
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $560
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Fresno 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. 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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Lion Farms, LLC
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.