Sierra Forest Products safety record at a glance
Sierra Forest Products has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 12, 2003 and Nov 19, 2024. 5 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $56,015 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $56,015. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Jan 30, 2018 in Terra Bella. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #1,229 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Terra Bella.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2024 | Terra Bella | Fatality or catastrophe | death 5 citations 2 serious | $14,025 | $14,025 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Jun 23, 2023 | Terra Bella | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 29, 2023 |
| Nov 9, 2022 | Terra Bella | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,060 | $5,060 | May 3, 2023 |
| May 29, 2019 | Terra Bella | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 22, 2019 |
| Jan 30, 2018 | Terra Bella | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Feb 26, 2024 |
| Jan 27, 2015 | Terra Bella | Complaint | 4 citations | $930 | $930 | Apr 21, 2015 |
| Sep 1, 2009 | Terra Bella | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2012 |
| Aug 21, 2006 | Terra Bella | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 21, 2008 |
| Aug 18, 2005 | Terra Bella | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Mar 25, 2009 |
| May 12, 2003 | Terra Bella | Programmed other | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 7, 2003 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 4 citations, 3 serious, $44,500
- 8 CCR 2473.2: 2 citations, $610
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $465
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,060
- 8 CCR 2510.5: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,825
- 8 CCR 6251: 1 citation, $1,275
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $280
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 Sierra Forest Products
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.