Inspection record, Brawley

Greengo Farms Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 11, 2007

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

Accident inspection in Brawley: 5 citations, $6,180. The employer's only inspection on 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 an accident inspection of Greengo Farms at Orange Field Gate 24; HWY 115 & Gonder, Brawley (Imperial County) on Oct 11, 2007. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 20 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 5 citations (1 serious) and proposed $13,770 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $6,180. The case closed on Dec 12, 2008.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3314(g), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Apr 4, 2008. Proposed $335, current $225. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due May 7, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3395(e)(3), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Apr 4, 2008. Proposed $250, current $165. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3439(b), First-Aid Kit General
Issued Apr 4, 2008. Proposed $250, current $165. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 30, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3441(a)(1), Agricultural equipment operation General
Issued Apr 4, 2008. Proposed $335, current $225. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3441(a)(2)(C), Agricultural equipment operation Serious
Issued Apr 4, 2008. Proposed $12,600, current $5,400. 20 workers exposed. Abatement due Apr 23, 2008, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Oct 9, 2007. Employee Amputates Finger in Rotating Tractor Blade
Keywords: amputated,agriculture,finger,farm machinery,harvester,clogged,tractor,blade,hand

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 310813407. 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 310813407, checked Nov 4, 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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