What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Spectrum Organic Products, Inc. at 133 Copeland St, Petaluma (Marin County) on Apr 26, 2002. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. The record lists 70 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 18 citations (6 serious) and proposed $137,895 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $70,525. 18 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Apr 24, 2006. 2 workers died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 2 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 Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $485, current $810. 9 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $485, current $810. 9 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $485, current $485. 9 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $485, current $485. 9 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $485, current $485. 2 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $810, current $810. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $810, current $810. 3 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $485, current $485. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $485, current $485. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $810, current $810. 9 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $20,250, current $7,310. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $20,250, current $810. 30 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $20,250, current $20,250. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $20,250, current $0. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $20,250, current $20,250. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $16,200, current $7,310. 2 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $7,310, current $810. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 18, 2002. Proposed $7,310, current $7,310. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 28, 2002, final order Oct 17, 2005. Abatement due Oct 23, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: oxygen deficiency,asphyxiated,confined space,tank,untrained,argon 2 deaths
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 125588434. 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 125588434, 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.