What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a unprogrammed related inspection of National Custom Packing at 13526 Blackie Rd., Castroville (Monterey County) on Apr 26, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 60 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (5 serious) and proposed $35,060 in penalties; the current total is $15,400. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jan 30, 2018. The employer has 6 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 19, 2017. Proposed $825, current $600. 4 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Nov 14, 2017, final order Dec 18, 2017. Abatement due Nov 27, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 19, 2017. Proposed $825, current $600. 8 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Nov 14, 2017, final order Dec 18, 2017. Abatement due Nov 27, 2017, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 19, 2017. Proposed $7,425, current $2,700. 12 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Nov 14, 2017, final order Dec 18, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 19, 2017. Proposed $7,425, current $3,600. 3 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Nov 14, 2017, final order Dec 18, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 19, 2017. Proposed $4,950, current $3,600. 30 workers exposed. Contested Nov 14, 2017, final order Dec 18, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 19, 2017. Proposed $3,710, current $300. 6 workers exposed. Contested Nov 14, 2017, final order Dec 18, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 19, 2017. Proposed $4,950, current $3,600. 6 workers exposed. Contested Nov 14, 2017, final order Dec 18, 2017. Read the rule.
Issued Oct 19, 2017. Proposed $4,950, current $400. 2 instances. 60 workers exposed. Contested Nov 14, 2017, final order Dec 18, 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 342284262. 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 342284262, 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.