Inspection record, Williams

Doug Parker dba Griffith & Parker Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 28, 2003

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Accident inspection in Williams: 5 citations, $6,970. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,852 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Doug Parker dba Griffith & Parker at 5401 Meyers Rd., Williams (Colusa County) on Aug 28, 2003. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 3 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 5 citations (3 serious) and proposed $28,735 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $6,970. 5 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Nov 29, 2007.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342(a), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Jan 14, 2004. Proposed $5,000, current $500. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2004, final order Jul 17, 2006. Abatement due Jan 19, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4002(a), Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Jan 14, 2004. Proposed $4,050, current $2,360. 4 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2004, final order Jul 17, 2006. Abatement due Jan 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4070(a), Guarding Serious
Issued Jan 14, 2004. Proposed $3,035, current $1,575. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2004, final order Jul 17, 2006. Abatement due Jan 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4075(a), Gears and Sprockets Serious
Issued Jan 14, 2004. Proposed $4,050, current $2,360. 5 instances. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2004, final order Jul 17, 2006. Abatement due Jan 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3314(a), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Jan 14, 2004. Proposed $12,600, current $175. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2004, final order Jul 17, 2006. Abatement due Jan 31, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203(b)(2), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Jan 14, 2004. Proposed $225, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2004, final order Jul 17, 2006. Abatement due Feb 16, 2004. Read the rule.

The accident

Aug 15, 2003. Employee injures fingers in rotating valve of storage hopper
Keywords: rotating parts,amputated,agriculture,finger,work rules,cleaning,lockout,laceration,hopper 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 120345228. 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 120345228, 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.

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