What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Wonderful Pistachios & Almonds LLC at 13646 Highway 33, Lost Hills (Kern County) on Mar 19, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 884 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 3 citations (2 serious) and proposed $29,625 in penalties; the current total is $26,250. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Mar 13, 2023. The employer has 8 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 Aug 12, 2021. Proposed $375, current $375. 50 workers exposed. Contested Mar 14, 2022, final order Jan 13, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2021. Proposed $6,750, current $3,375. 2 instances. 50 workers exposed. Contested Mar 14, 2022, final order Jan 13, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 12, 2021. Proposed $22,500, current $22,500. 155 instances. 50 workers exposed. Contested Mar 14, 2022, final order Jan 13, 2023. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: attic,broken bone,concrete floor,dislocated,fall,fall from elevation,fracture,hip,lighting fixture,neck,spine,unguarded,unguarded fl opening,vertebra 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 345207765. 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 345207765, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.