What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Hershey Chocolate & Confectionery Corp. at 1400 S. Yosemite Ave, Oakdale (Stanislaus County) on Jul 13, 2004. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 650 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 3 citations (2 serious) and proposed $48,935 in penalties; the current total is $14,100. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Feb 1, 2007. The employer has 5 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Sep 15, 2004. Proposed $8,435, current $6,750. 3 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 29, 2004, final order Aug 3, 2005. Abatement due Sep 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 15, 2004. Proposed $18,000, current $600. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 29, 2004, final order Aug 3, 2005. Abatement due Sep 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 13, 2004. Proposed $22,500, current $6,750. Contested Sep 29, 2004, final order Aug 3, 2005. Abatement due Sep 30, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 15, 2004. Proposed $375, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 29, 2004, final order Aug 3, 2005. Abatement due Oct 13, 2004. Read the rule.
The accident
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Your rights
If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 120141627. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 120141627, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. 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.