Mid Valley Disposal safety record at a glance
Mid Valley Disposal has been the subject of 8 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 1, 2015 and Aug 31, 2026. 3 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $44,810 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $38,010. The largest single penalty, $18,675, came from an inspection opened Sep 5, 2025 in Avenal. That places the employer at #2,419 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Visalia, Avenal, Kerman, Fresno.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Visalia | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Sep 5, 2025 | Avenal | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $24,750 | $18,675 | May 18, 2026 |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Kerman | Complaint | 1 citation | $425 | $350 | Oct 23, 2020 |
| Dec 7, 2018 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $1,250 | $600 | Nov 4, 2019 |
| Apr 6, 2018 | Fresno | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 24, 2018 |
| Feb 4, 2016 | Fresno | Unprogrammed related | 5 citations 2 serious | $14,900 | $14,900 | May 18, 2016 |
| Jul 7, 2015 | Fresno | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $560 | $560 | Nov 17, 2015 |
| May 1, 2015 | Fresno | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $2,925 | $2,925 | Jan 29, 2016 |
Also recorded as: Mid-Valley Disposal, LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 2 serious, $19,095
- 8 CCR 4355: 3 citations, 2 serious, $13,780
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,925
- 5A0001: 1 citation, $700
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 3366: 1 citation, $350
- 8 CCR 5097: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $280
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Visalia 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. 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 Mid Valley Disposal
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.