Inspection record, Westmoreland

Rja Pollinating CO Cal/OSHA Inspection, Aug 13, 2014

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

Complaint inspection in Westmoreland: 16 citations, $8,230. The employer's only inspection on 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 Rja Pollinating CO at 450 West Main St, Westmoreland (Imperial County) on Aug 13, 2014. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 22 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 16 citations (2 serious) and proposed $13,235 in penalties; the current total is $8,230. 16 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Apr 5, 2016.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 5194 E01, Hazard communication General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $335, current $335. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3395 F03, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $225, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Jan 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3364 B, Sanitary facilities General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $165, current $165. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3400 C, Medical services and first aid General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $335, current $335. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5144 C01, Respiratory protection General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $250, current $250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3380 F01, Personal protective equipment General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $335, current $335. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3380 F04, Personal protective equipment General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $165, current $0. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3395 F01, Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $165, current $165. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3203 A07, Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $110, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3660 A, Industrial trucks, general General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $165, current $100. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 3653 A General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $225, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01012: 8 CCR 3662 General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $250, current $250. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01013: 8 CCR 3659 A General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $225, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01014: 8 CCR 5194 H01, Hazard communication General
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $165, current $0. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5162 A, Emergency eyewash and shower Serious
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $5,060, current $5,060. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 1, 2015, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3657 B02 Serious
Issued Jan 21, 2015. Proposed $5,060, current $560. 1 workers exposed. Contested Feb 4, 2015, final order Jul 7, 2015. Abatement due Feb 5, 2015, 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 317232759. 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 317232759, 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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