What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Pacific Ethanol, Inc. at 31470 Avenue 12, Madera (Madera County) on Mar 13, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 75 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (3 serious) and proposed $20,000 in penalties; the current total is $10,125. The case closed on Apr 18, 2008. The employer has 4 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 16, 2007. Proposed $0, current $0. 3 instances. 40 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 18, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $750, current $250. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 11, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $750, current $500. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 11, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $750, current $250. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 11, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $750, current $250. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 11, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $750, current $750. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 12, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $500, current $250. 4 instances. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Nov 11, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $5,625, current $3,375. 22 instances. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $4,500, current $0. 2 instances. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 19, 2007, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 10, 2007. Proposed $5,625, current $4,500. 75 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 19, 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 301127858. 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 301127858, 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.