What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a follow-up inspection of United Foods International (USA), Inc. at 23578 Bernhardt St., Hayward (Alameda County) on Jun 21, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 40 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (2 serious, 2 repeat) and proposed $35,165 in penalties; the current total is $101,395. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Nov 29, 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 Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $325, current $250. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. Abatement due Jan 22, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $485, current $375. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. Abatement due Jan 2, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $325, current $250. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. Abatement due Jan 22, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $485, current $375. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. Abatement due Jan 9, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $6,480, current $2,160. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. Abatement due Feb 7, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $6,185, current $64,800. 5 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. Abatement due Feb 7, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $14,400, current $28,800. 2 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. Abatement due Feb 7, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $6,480, current $4,385. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. Abatement due Feb 7, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 19, 2017. Proposed $3,600, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2018, final order Jul 9, 2018. 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 342420262. 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 342420262, 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.