Inspection record, El Nido

Double Diamond Dairy Cal/OSHA Inspection, Sep 20, 2012

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Accident inspection in El Nido: 2 citations, $12,495, 1 death investigated. One of 2 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 an accident inspection of Double Diamond Dairy at 505 E. Washington Rd, El Nido (Merced County) on Sep 20, 2012. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 50 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 2 citations (2 serious) and proposed $19,350 in penalties; the current total is $12,495. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on May 16, 2016. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 02001: 8 CCR 1590 A05 Serious
Issued Mar 13, 2013. Proposed $4,950, current $495. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 27, 2013, final order Nov 20, 2014. Abatement due Mar 23, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 1592 E, Warning methods, construction Serious
Issued Mar 13, 2013. Proposed $14,400, current $12,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 27, 2013, final order Nov 20, 2014. Abatement due Mar 23, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203 A04, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General deleted on appeal
Issued Mar 13, 2013. Proposed $275, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 27, 2013, final order Nov 20, 2014. Abatement due Mar 28, 2013, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Sep 20, 2012. Employee Is Struck by Front-End Loader Truck, Later Dies
Keywords: fracture,broom,truck,loader,struck by,sweeper 1 death

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 314999640. 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 314999640, 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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