Inspection record, Sonoma

Laura Chenel's Chevre Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 21, 2007

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

Planned inspection in Sonoma: 11 citations, $3,225. One of 3 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 Laura Chenel's Chevre Inc. at 4310 Fremont Drive, Sonoma (Sonoma County) on Sep 21, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 19 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 11 citations (2 serious) and proposed $6,420 in penalties; the current total is $3,225. The case closed on Mar 5, 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3578 G General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $300, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3577 E General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2500.8(a), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3328 D, Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 4650 E General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5194 E03, Hazard communication General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 14 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3221 D02, Fire prevention plan General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $150, current $75. 19 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 2420.3(a) General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $0, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2340.23 General
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $150. 3 instances. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jan 24, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5162 C, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $2,700, current $1,350. 14 workers exposed. Abatement due Jan 24, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3314 G, Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Jan 9, 2008. Proposed $270, current $1,350. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 11, 2008, 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 309679405. 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 309679405, 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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