Ralph Collazo Packing Inc safety record at a glance
Ralph Collazo Packing Inc has been the subject of 21 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 8, 2000 and Jan 31, 2013. 11 of them were planned inspections. 10 of them produced citations, 20 in all: 6 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $56,955 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $34,425. The largest single penalty, $11,470, came from an inspection opened Jan 30, 2003 in Heber. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #2,818 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 El Centro, Firebaugh, Patterson, Newman, Highway 86 & Westmorland, Huron, Brawley, Westmoreland.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2013 | El Centro | Referral | 2 citations 1 repeat | $4,925 | $2,225 | Apr 7, 2016 |
| Jul 18, 2012 | Firebaugh | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Jul 18, 2012 | Firebaugh | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 14, 2012 |
| Sep 13, 2011 | Patterson | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Jul 28, 2011 | Newman | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 17, 2011 |
| Apr 26, 2011 | Highway 86 & Westmorland | Accident | death 3 citations 1 repeat | $2,515 | $2,515 | Feb 16, 2012 |
| Jul 30, 2010 | Huron | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 2, 2011 |
| Oct 28, 2009 | Brawley | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 28, 2009 |
| Apr 21, 2009 | Brawley | Planned | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Feb 4, 2010 |
| Jan 29, 2009 | Westmoreland | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 30, 2009 |
| Jan 21, 2009 | Westmoreland | Planned | 1 citation | $1,060 | $1,060 | Mar 4, 2010 |
| Sep 17, 2008 | Vernalis | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| May 28, 2008 | Brawley | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 1, 2008 |
| Feb 1, 2008 | Firebaugh | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $30,450 | $10,620 | Dec 31, 2010 |
| Jan 23, 2008 | Holtville | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Aug 23, 2007 | Patterson | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2007 |
| Nov 29, 2005 | Niland | Planned | 3 citations | $2,250 | $2,250 | Mar 13, 2009 |
| Jun 17, 2003 | Heber | Planned | 2 citations 2 serious | $975 | $975 | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Jan 30, 2003 | Heber | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 2 serious | $11,470 | $11,470 | Apr 21, 2005 |
| Jun 3, 2002 | West Moreland | Accident | 1 citation | $425 | $425 | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Feb 8, 2000 | Heber | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $2,700 | $2,700 | Jul 10, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Ralph Collazo Packing; Ralph Collazo Packing, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, $4,770
- 8 CCR 3441, Agricultural equipment operation: 4 citations, 4 serious, $19,230
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 3 citations, $2,250
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 2 citations, $715
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 3653: 1 citation, $1,060
- R2050670 C02 C: 1 citation, 1 serious, $900
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $425
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 Ralph Collazo Packing 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.