What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Humboldt Creamery at 572 HWY 1, Fortuna (Humboldt County) on Jul 27, 2005. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 130 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 34 citations (5 serious) and proposed $43,085 in penalties; the current total is $20,405. The case closed on Dec 1, 2007. The employer has 7 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 Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. Abatement due May 20, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $560, current $560. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $560, current $560. 5 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $560, current $560. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 26, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 26, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 26, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $1,125, current $1,125. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $1,125, current $1,125. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $560, current $560. 3 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $375, current $375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $1,125, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 26, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 26, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $185, current $185. 4 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 26, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2006, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $5,060, current $3,375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $5,060, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $3,375. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $3,375, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 24, 2006. Proposed $5,060, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due May 20, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
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 125763003. 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 125763003, 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.