What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of M J Brothers, Inc. at 23121 Road 48, Tulare (Tulare County) on Feb 16, 2011. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 15 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 2 citations (1 serious) and proposed $12,825 in penalties, which stands as the current total. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Feb 13, 2014. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Mar 29, 2011. Proposed $225, current $225. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jul 18, 2011, final order Aug 20, 2012. Abatement due May 1, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 29, 2011. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 18, 2011, final order Aug 20, 2012. Abatement due Apr 1, 2011, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: chain,amputated,agriculture,finger,lockout,caught between,truck,sprocket,nip point,lubricating 1 hospitalized
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 120215645. 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 120215645, checked Nov 4, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.