Inspection record, Arroyo Grande

Tower Grove Vintners, Inc., dba Laetitia Winery Cal/OSHA Inspection, Mar 13, 2002

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Planned inspection in Arroyo Grande: 14 citations, $7,975. One of 2 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Tower Grove Vintners, Inc., dba Laetitia Winery at 453 Tower Grove Drive, Arroyo Grande (San Luis Obispo County) on Mar 13, 2002. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on health hazards. 33 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 14 citations (7 serious) and proposed $20,435 in penalties; the current total is $7,975. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Dec 2, 2002. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203 B, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $270, current $200. 33 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 14, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3241 A, Live loads General
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $270, current $200. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 14, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.16(a), Electrical work space General
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $135, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 14, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 2405.2(b) General
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $410, current $0. 20 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 7, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 2500.25 General
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $310, current $225. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 14, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 2510.5 General
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $205, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 14, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5532 A General
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $275, current $200. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 14, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3210 A, Guardrails at elevated locations Serious
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $200. 4 instances. 5 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4237 B Serious
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4650 B Serious
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $200. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5157 C04, Confined spaces Serious
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $270. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5157 D01, Confined spaces Serious
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $3,710, current $2,700. 20 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5185 L Serious
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $1,800. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 5185 K Serious
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $2,475, current $180. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 22, 2002, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3231 B01 General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 15, 2002. Proposed $205, current $0. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 14, 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 301274684. 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 301274684, 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.

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