What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Etchegaray Farms, LLC at 4 MI E of HWY 65 ON Ave 2, Richgrove (Kern County) on Jul 5, 2013. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 2 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 9 citations (6 serious) and proposed $52,800 in penalties; the current total is $36,165. 9 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 22, 2016. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 9 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $160, current $160. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 7, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $485, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 7, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $750, current $750. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 7, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $4,385, current $4,385. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 7, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $16,200, current $5,850. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 7, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 7, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $4,385, current $4,385. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 7, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $4,385, current $435. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 4, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 2, 2014. Proposed $5,850, current $4,000. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jan 21, 2014, final order Apr 7, 2016. Abatement due Jan 12, 2014, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: unconsciousness,irrigation pipe,fall 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 316724020. 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 316724020, 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.