What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Varni Brothers Corporation at 400 Hosmer Avenue, Modesto (Stanislaus County) on Nov 14, 2019. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 180 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (2 serious) and proposed $12,365 in penalties; the current total is $7,050. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on May 26, 2020. 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 Feb 28, 2020. Proposed $375, current $300. 90 workers exposed. Contested Mar 3, 2020, final order Mar 27, 2020. Abatement due Mar 30, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 28, 2020. Proposed $375, current $225. 90 workers exposed. Contested Mar 3, 2020, final order Mar 27, 2020. Abatement due Mar 30, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 28, 2020. Proposed $185, current $150. 90 workers exposed. Contested Mar 3, 2020, final order Mar 27, 2020. Abatement due Mar 30, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 28, 2020. Proposed $375, current $225. 90 workers exposed. Contested Mar 3, 2020, final order Mar 27, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 28, 2020. Proposed $560, current $450. 180 workers exposed. Contested Mar 3, 2020, final order Mar 27, 2020. Abatement due Mar 30, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 28, 2020. Proposed $375, current $300. 180 workers exposed. Contested Mar 3, 2020, final order Mar 27, 2020. Abatement due Mar 30, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 28, 2020. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 3 instances. 90 workers exposed. Contested Mar 3, 2020, final order Mar 27, 2020. Read the rule.
Issued Feb 28, 2020. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 90 workers exposed. Contested Mar 3, 2020, final order Mar 27, 2020. 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 344452735. 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 344452735, 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.