Inspection record, Cuyama

Duncan Family Farms Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 9, 2013

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Complaint inspection in Cuyama: 10 citations, $23,905. One of 7 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 Duncan Family Farms at 390 Bell Rd, Cuyama (Santa Barbara County) on May 9, 2013. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 217 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 10 citations (2 serious) and proposed $37,290 in penalties; the current total is $23,905. 10 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 10, 2014. The employer has 6 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 Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $210, current $210. 4 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 24, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3457 C01, Field sanitation General
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $750, current $750. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 4, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3664 B, Industrial trucks, operator training General
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $850, current $850. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 4, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3457 C03, Field sanitation General
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $210, current $210. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 24, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3395 C, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $850, current $850. 2 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 24, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3395 D, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $850, current $850. 3 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 24, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3457 C02, Field sanitation General
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $850, current $850. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 24, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3440 C03 General
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $210, current $210. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 24, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3441 A02, Agricultural equipment operation Serious
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $22,950, current $11,475. 2 instances. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 4, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3440 C01 Serious
Issued Oct 30, 2013. Proposed $9,560, current $7,650. 9 workers exposed. Contested Nov 25, 2013, final order Sep 24, 2014. Abatement due Nov 17, 2014, 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 313388944. 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 313388944, 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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