Inspection record, Thermal

Sun Fong Farm, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, May 20, 2016

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Planned inspection in Thermal: 12 citations, $6,210. 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 a planned inspection of Sun Fong Farm, Inc. at 87100 Ave. 70, Thermal (Riverside County) on May 20, 2016. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 12 citations (1 serious) and proposed $9,050 in penalties; the current total is $6,210. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Nov 20, 2018. 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 01001: 8 CCR 2473.2(a) General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $0. 12 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 12 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3364(B), Sanitary facilities General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 12 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 3366(E) General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 12 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 3395(I), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 12 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 3400(B), Medical services and first aid General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 12 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 3400(C), Medical services and first aid General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $0. 12 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 3650(B)(4), Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 6 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 3660(A), Industrial trucks, general General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 6 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01010: 8 CCR 3661(C) General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 6 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01011: 8 CCR 6151(C)(4), Portable fire extinguishers General
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $250, current $165. 12 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. Abatement due Aug 31, 2016, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2484.6 Serious
Issued Jul 27, 2016. Proposed $6,300, current $4,725. 6 workers exposed. Contested Aug 12, 2016, final order Nov 16, 2016. 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 341496073. 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 341496073, 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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