Inspection record, Indio

Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 12, 2020

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Indio: 3 citations, $2,550, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District at 43420 Trader Place, Indio (Riverside County) on Jun 12, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 60 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 3 citations (0 serious) and proposed $14,950 in penalties; the current total is $2,550. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 3, 2022. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203(B)(2), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jun 3, 2021. Proposed $275, current $275. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2021, final order Jun 17, 2022. Abatement due Jun 29, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 4300.29(a) General
Issued Jun 3, 2021. Proposed $275, current $275. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2021, final order Jun 17, 2022. Abatement due Jun 29, 2021, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3203(A)(5), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Jun 3, 2021. Proposed $14,400, current $2,000. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 15, 2021, final order Jun 17, 2022. Abatement due Jun 15, 2021, completed. Read the rule.

The accident

Jun 11, 2020. Employee with COVID-19 infection dies
Keywords: infectious disease 1 death

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 344830492. 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 344830492, 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.

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