Inspection record, Nipomo

West Coast Packing Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 23, 2012

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Referral inspection in Nipomo: 3 citations, $4,310. One of 5 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 referral inspection of West Coast Packing Inc at San Ysidro Ranch #3, Division St., Nipomo (San Luis Obispo County) on Aug 23, 2012. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 37 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 3 citations (2 serious) and proposed $10,870 in penalties; the current total is $4,310. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 30, 2013. The employer has 4 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 3395 F03, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Dec 19, 2012. Proposed $750, current $185. 14 workers exposed. Contested Jan 7, 2013, final order Apr 30, 2013. Abatement due Jan 14, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3441 B01, Agricultural equipment operation Serious
Issued Dec 19, 2012. Proposed $5,060, current $3,375. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 7, 2013, final order Apr 30, 2013. Abatement due Dec 24, 2012, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3653 A Serious
Issued Dec 19, 2012. Proposed $5,060, current $750. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jan 7, 2013, final order Apr 30, 2013. Abatement due Dec 24, 2012, 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 313387599. 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 313387599, 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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