Inspection record, Soledad

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Apr 8, 2008

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Complaint inspection in Soledad: 4 citations, $1,920. One of 36 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 complaint inspection of Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. at 32655 Camphora Gloria Road, Soledad (Monterey County) on Apr 8, 2008. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 1,000 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 4 citations (0 serious) and proposed $1,920 in penalties; the current total is $1,920. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jul 1, 2010. The employer has 35 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 01002: 8 CCR 5189 J02 C General
Issued Oct 3, 2008. Proposed $750, current $750. 500 workers exposed. Contested Oct 9, 2008, final order May 10, 2010. Abatement due Oct 30, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 5006 A, Hoisting and crane operators General
Issued Oct 3, 2008. Proposed $420, current $420. 3 instances. 500 workers exposed. Contested Oct 9, 2008, final order May 10, 2010. Abatement due Oct 30, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3220 B, Emergency action plan General
Issued Oct 3, 2008. Proposed $375, current $375. 1,000 workers exposed. Contested Oct 9, 2008, final order May 10, 2010. Abatement due Nov 5, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 1430.7(a) General
Issued Oct 3, 2008. Proposed $375, current $375. 17 instances. 1,000 workers exposed. Contested Oct 9, 2008, final order May 10, 2010. Abatement due Nov 5, 2008, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 5189 J01 A General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 3, 2008. Proposed $560, current $0. 500 workers exposed. Contested Oct 9, 2008, final order May 10, 2010. Abatement due Oct 30, 2008. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3314 J02, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 3, 2008. Proposed $420, current $0. 2 instances. 500 workers exposed. Contested Oct 9, 2008, final order May 10, 2010. Abatement due Oct 30, 2008. 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 311070940. 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 311070940, 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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