What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Central Cold Storage Corporation at 13526 Blackie Rd., Castroville (Monterey County) on Apr 17, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 22 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 23 citations (8 serious) and proposed $67,950 in penalties; the current total is $23,635. 23 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 4 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Feb 16, 2018. The employer has 3 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 Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $420, current $280. 6 instances. 22 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $505, current $335. 6 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $335, current $0. 3 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $675, current $300. 25 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $450, current $0. 20 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $560, current $0. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $560, current $375. 7 instances. 22 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $335, current $225. 10 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $675, current $450. 4 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $225, current $150. 10 instances. 80 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $450, current $300. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $335. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $3,375. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $6,075, current $4,050. 11 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $300. 3 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $4,050, current $300. 2 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $3,375. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $4,050, current $300. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $300. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $6,075, current $450. 29 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $6,075, current $4,050. 4 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $5,060, current $335. 6 instances. 22 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $6,075, current $4,050. 6 instances. 61 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $420, current $0. 25 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $560, current $0. 2 instances. 20 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Abatement due Nov 13, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $6,075, current $0. 3 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 9, 2017. Proposed $3,035, current $0. 15 workers exposed. Contested Oct 26, 2017, final order Dec 28, 2017. 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 342255783. 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 342255783, 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.