Inspection record, Modesto

Seneca Foods LLC Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 27, 2010

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

Planned inspection in Modesto: 15 citations, $5,300. One of 15 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 planned inspection of Seneca Foods LLC at 2801 Finch Road, Modesto (Stanislaus County) on May 27, 2010. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 2,000 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 15 citations (0 serious) and proposed $8,400 in penalties; the current total is $5,300. 6 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Oct 18, 2010. The employer has 14 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 5162 A, Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Jun 29, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 8 instances. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 7, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 5162 A, Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $0, current $0. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 2340.16(c), Electrical work space General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $150, current $150. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3212 A02 A, Floor openings and wall openings General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $300, current $300. 8 instances. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3248 A General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $300, current $300. 5 instances. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Oct 1, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3577 E General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $300, current $300. 12 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 23, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3578 G General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $300, current $0. 12 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 4650 F General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $150, current $150. 8 instances. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 5157 C04, Confined spaces General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $150, current $0. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01015: 8 CCR 5189 F01 General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $600, current $150. 7 instances. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01016: 8 CCR 5189 F03 General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $150, current $150. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01017: 8 CCR 5189 H06 General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $300, current $150. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01018: 8 CCR 5189 J02 B General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $300, current $150. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5162 A, Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $2,700, current $3,500. 3 instances. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5162 C, Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $2,700, current $0. 3 instances. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3314 G02 A, Lockout and cleaning of machinery General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $150, current $0. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 5157 C01, Confined spaces General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $150, current $0. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 5189 D03 A4 General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $150, current $0. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 5189 E02 C General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $300, current $0. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5189 E04 General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $600, current $0. 13 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010. Read the rule.
Citation 01019: 8 CCR 5189 L02 General deleted on appeal
Issued Aug 18, 2010. Proposed $225, current $0. 2 instances. 12 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 20, 2010. 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 314323510. 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 314323510, 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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