What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Five Crowns, Inc. at 33 E Malan Street, Brawley (Imperial County) on May 10, 2019. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 48 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 $18,000 in penalties, which stands as the current total. 1 citation was contested before the Appeals Board. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jun 7, 2021. 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 Nov 1, 2019. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 27 workers exposed. Contested Nov 15, 2019, final order Apr 22, 2021. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 1, 2019. Proposed $1,125, current $0. 27 workers exposed. Contested Nov 15, 2019, final order Apr 22, 2021. Abatement due Dec 6, 2019. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 1, 2019. Proposed $9,000, current $0. 27 workers exposed. Contested Nov 15, 2019, final order Apr 22, 2021. Read the rule.
Issued Nov 1, 2019. Proposed $9,000, current $0. 27 workers exposed. Contested Nov 15, 2019, final order Apr 22, 2021. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: arm,auger,auger mechanism,caught in,cleaning,clothing,conveyor,entangled,fracture,hand,hose,injury illness prevention program,lockout,lockout/tagout,machine guarding,machine operator,material handling,rotating parts,rotating shaft,screw conveyor,training, 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 343994778. 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 343994778, 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.