What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Chavez Farm Labor Contractor Inc. at 1491 Road 88, Arbuckle (Colusa County) on Jun 22, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 35 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (0 serious) and proposed $17,430 in penalties; the current total is $6,560. 3 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 23, 2023. The employer has 7 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 Dec 8, 2021. Proposed $0, current $0. 350 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 8, 2021. Proposed $560, current $560. 2 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Apr 5, 2022, final order Sep 7, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 8, 2021. Proposed $8,435, current $3,000. 3 workers exposed. Contested Apr 5, 2022, final order Sep 7, 2023. Read the rule.
Issued Dec 8, 2021. Proposed $8,435, current $3,000. 35 workers exposed. Contested Apr 5, 2022, final order Sep 7, 2023. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: farm,farm worker,fruit,heat,heat-related illness ,nausea,overheated,vomit 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 345377493. 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 345377493, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.