What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Canandaigua Wine CO. at 21801 Highway 120, Escalon (San Joaquin County) on Sep 25, 2002. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 80 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 2 citations (0 serious) and proposed $20,500 in penalties; the current total is $5,400. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jan 30, 2009. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 5 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 Mar 21, 2003. Proposed $250, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2003, final order Dec 30, 2008. Abatement due Mar 28, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2003. Proposed $20,250, current $5,400. 25 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2003, final order Dec 30, 2008. Abatement due Mar 28, 2003, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2003. Proposed $500, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2003, final order Dec 30, 2008. Abatement due Mar 28, 2003. Read the rule.
Issued Mar 21, 2003. Proposed $250, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Apr 11, 2003, final order Dec 30, 2008. Abatement due Mar 28, 2003. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: unconsciousness,asphyxiated,work rules,grating,fall,tank 1 death
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 300815727. 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 300815727, 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.