Pacheco Brothers, Inc. safety record at a glance
Pacheco Brothers, Inc. has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 17, 2008 and Aug 12, 2013. 6 of them were planned inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $48,795 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $34,280. The largest single penalty, $18,425, came from an inspection opened Aug 12, 2013 in Bakersfield. That places the employer at #2,835 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. Worksites in Bakersfield, Capay, Tehachapi, Mettler, Arvin, Mettler (near Arvin), Wasco, Lamont.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2013 | Bakersfield | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,425 | Sep 8, 2015 |
| May 30, 2012 | Capay | Referral | no citations | $0 | Jun 11, 2012 |
| Jul 28, 2011 | Tehachapi | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $13,500 $25,875 proposed | Oct 14, 2013 |
| Jun 24, 2010 | Mettler | Planned | 1 citation | $160 $500 proposed | Apr 8, 2013 |
| Jun 10, 2010 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jul 8, 2010 |
| Sep 23, 2009 | Arvin | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jan 14, 2010 |
| Jun 25, 2009 | Mettler (near Arvin) | Planned | no citations | $0 | Aug 27, 2009 |
| Jun 20, 2009 | Bakersfield | Planned | no citations | $0 | Jun 23, 2009 |
| May 21, 2009 | Wasco | Accident | 2 citations | $845 | Oct 29, 2009 |
| Jul 17, 2008 | Lamont | Planned | 3 citations | $1,350 $3,150 proposed | Feb 16, 2010 |
Also recorded as: Pacheco Brothers Inc. dba Pacheco Brothers Service; Pacheco Brothers, Inc; Pacheco Brothers Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 4 citations, $1,570
- 8 CCR 5158, Other Confined Space Operations: 3 citations, 2 serious, $13,500
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,425
- 8 CCR 3439, First-Aid Kit: 1 citation, $635
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 1 citation, $150
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Bakersfield 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.
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If you work, or worked, at Pacheco Brothers, 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.