What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Joe Heger Farms at SE of la Bruchiere & Wahl, Heber (Imperial County) on May 16, 2002. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 30 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (0 serious) and proposed $4,500 in penalties; the current total is $2,025. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jul 22, 2008. 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 Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $500, current $0. Contested Mar 27, 2003, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Sep 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $750, current $750. Contested Mar 27, 2003, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Sep 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $750, current $750. Contested Mar 27, 2003, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Sep 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $2,500, current $525. Contested Mar 27, 2003, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Sep 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $500, current $0. Contested Mar 27, 2003, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Sep 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $375, current $0. Contested Mar 27, 2003, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Sep 12, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 6, 2002. Proposed $500, current $0. Contested Mar 27, 2003, final order Dec 2, 2004. Abatement due Sep 12, 2002, 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 300790292. 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 300790292, 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.