What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of United Pallet Services, Inc. at 4043 Crows Landing Road, Modesto (Stanislaus County) on Aug 23, 2017. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 105 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 1 citation (1 serious) and proposed $15,300 in penalties; with later additions the current total is $18,000. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 1 citation was deleted on appeal and is not counted. The case closed on Nov 23, 2021. The employer has 10 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 Jan 16, 2018. Proposed $15,300, current $18,000. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2018, final order Apr 25, 2018. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 16, 2018. Proposed $425, current $0. 1 worker exposed. Contested Jan 22, 2018, final order Jan 18, 2019. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: amputated,amputation,bandsaw,blade,finger,struck against 1 hospitalized
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 342582277. 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 342582277, checked Nov 4, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.