Inspection record, Brawley

Holly Sugar Corp dba Spreckels Sugar CO Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 21, 2004

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

Planned inspection in Brawley: 18 citations, $26,100. One of 4 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 Holly Sugar Corp dba Spreckels Sugar CO at 395 W Keystone Rd, Brawley (Imperial County) on Apr 21, 2004. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 300 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 18 citations (8 serious) and proposed $42,360 in penalties; the current total is $26,100. 18 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Apr 24, 2006. The employer has 3 other inspections 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 3270 C General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $280, current $225. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Nov 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3300 B General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $465, current $375. 6 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Nov 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5042 A01 General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Nov 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5043 General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $280, current $225. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Nov 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5048 A General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $0, current $0. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Nov 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 6151 C04, Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $280, current $225. 2 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Nov 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3319 E General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $280, current $225. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Nov 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3650 D, Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $280, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Nov 18, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 4050 A Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 17 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4075 A General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $5,060, current $0. 8 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4650 D Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $6,750, current $5,400. 10 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4845 B Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4310 A01 General
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $300. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4070 A Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4312 Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 09001: 8 CCR 3666 A Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 10001: 8 CCR 4999 B01 Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 11001: 8 CCR 3480 C01 Serious
Issued Oct 19, 2004. Proposed $3,375, current $2,700. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Apr 26, 2005, final order Sep 12, 2005. Abatement due Oct 26, 2004, 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 301279097. 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 301279097, 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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