Spectrum Organic Products, Inc. safety record at a glance
Spectrum Organic Products, Inc. has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 27, 2002 and Apr 26, 2002. 3 of them were accident inspections. 1 of them produced citations, 18 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $137,895 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $70,525. The largest single penalty, $70,525, came from an inspection opened Apr 26, 2002 in Petaluma. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #832 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2002 | Petaluma | Accident | 2 deaths 18 citations 6 serious | $70,525 $137,895 proposed | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Apr 25, 2002 | Petaluma | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 12, 2002 |
| Mar 27, 2002 | Petaluma | Accident | no citations | $0 | Apr 22, 2002 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 7 citations, 4 serious, $37,300
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 5 citations, 1 serious, $9,900
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $1,620
- 8 CCR 5178, Grain Handling Facilities: 2 citations, $970
- 8 CCR 5141, Control of Harmful Exposure to Employees: 1 citation, 1 serious, $20,250
- 8 CCR 5155, Airborne contaminants: 1 citation, $485
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. 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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Spectrum Organic Products, 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 4, 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.