Inspection record, Westmoreland

E.C. Labor Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 11, 2008

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Accident inspection in Westmoreland: 4 citations, $1,935. One of 6 inspections on this employer's record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,852 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 E.C. Labor at Jaro Ranch Lot 0608, Westmoreland (Imperial County) on Feb 11, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 350 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 4 citations (0 serious) and proposed $5,935 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $1,935. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Mar 13, 2009. The employer has 5 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 342(a), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Jun 3, 2008. Proposed $5,000, current $1,000. Contested Jun 23, 2008, final order Dec 10, 2008. Abatement due Jun 6, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 1430.29(b)(3) General
Issued Jun 3, 2008. Proposed $375, current $375. Abatement due Jul 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 1430.32(b)(6) General
Issued Jun 3, 2008. Proposed $375, current $375. Abatement due Jul 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3203(b)(1), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jun 3, 2008. Proposed $185, current $185. Abatement due Jul 21, 2008, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jan 25, 2008. Employee Bends over and Ruptures L4-5 Disc
Keywords: back 1 hospitalized

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 310814900. 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 310814900, 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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