Plant Sciences Inc safety record at a glance
Plant Sciences Inc has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 18, 2002 and Jul 19, 2022. 3 of them were planned inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 13 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $70,725 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $38,950. The largest single penalty, $18,450, came from an inspection opened Apr 20, 2004 in Mante. That places the employer at #2,325 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Macdoel, Watsonville, Riverbank, Mante, Ripon.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2022 | Macdoel | Referral | 1 citation | $325 | $325 | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Watsonville | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 27, 2018 |
| Jan 7, 2013 | Macdoel | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $21,870 | $13,150 | Jun 25, 2013 |
| Oct 11, 2012 | Macdoel | Referral | 2 citations | $930 | $465 | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Oct 1, 2012 | Watsonville | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $24,650 | $6,560 | Apr 20, 2013 |
| Aug 3, 2006 | Riverbank | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Jun 7, 2005 | Macdoel | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Apr 20, 2004 | Mante | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $22,950 | $18,450 | Jun 1, 2008 |
| Jul 18, 2002 | Ripon | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 12, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Plant Sciences, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 3 citations, 2 serious, $18,310
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, $1,400
- 8 CCR 3440: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, $465
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $325
- 8 CCR 4051: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 4050: 1 citation
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Plant Sciences 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.