Inspection record, Hesperia

SW Forage LLC Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 16, 2016

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Hesperia: 14 citations, $65,805, 1 death investigated. 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 an accident inspection of SW Forage LLC at 17071 Hercules Street, Hesperia (San Bernardino County) on Feb 16, 2016. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 24 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 14 citations (7 serious) and proposed $101,385 in penalties; the current total is $65,805. 14 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Dec 16, 2024. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

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

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342(A), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $5,000, current $2,750. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 461(C) General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $350, current $275. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Abatement due Sep 16, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3210(A), Guardrails at elevated locations General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $525, current $410. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3314(E), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $655, current $515. 7 instances. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Abatement due Sep 16, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3314(G), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $525, current $410. 7 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3668(F), Powered industrial trucks, training General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $655, current $515. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Abatement due Sep 16, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144(C)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $525, current $410. 3 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Abatement due Sep 16, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $7,875, current $4,950. 7 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Abatement due Sep 1, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3314(C), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $21,600, current $14,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3314(L), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $21,600, current $14,400. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Abatement due Sep 1, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3328(F), Machinery and equipment, general Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $21,600, current $14,400. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Abatement due Sep 1, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 3999(B), Hand tools Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $9,450, current $3,710. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Abatement due Sep 1, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4002(A), Machine guarding, moving parts Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $4,725, current $3,710. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 08001: 8 CCR 4075(A) Serious
Issued Aug 12, 2016. Proposed $6,300, current $4,950. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 18, 2016, final order Nov 5, 2024. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 15, 2016. Employee is killed when crushed while cleaning a hay bailer/
Keywords: baler,crushed,lockout/tagout,pinned 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 341252872. 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 341252872, 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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