Inspection record, Healdsburg

DRY Creek Vineyard Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 12, 2021

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Healdsburg: 4 citations, $30,250, 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 DRY Creek Vineyard Inc. at 3770 Lambert Bridge Road, Healdsburg (Sonoma County) on Oct 12, 2021. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 55 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (3 serious) and proposed $43,750 in penalties; the current total is $30,250. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case is still open. 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 5157(C)(2), Confined spaces General
Issued Apr 12, 2022. Proposed $550, current $550. 4 instances. 17 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2022, final order Jun 19, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 3480(C) Serious
Issued Apr 12, 2022. Proposed $14,400, current $9,900. 16 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2022, final order Jun 19, 2024. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5155(E), Airborne contaminants Serious
Issued Apr 12, 2022. Proposed $14,400, current $9,900. 16 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2022, final order Jun 19, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 5157(C)(3), Confined spaces Serious
Issued Apr 12, 2022. Proposed $14,400, current $9,900. 16 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2022, final order Jun 19, 2024. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3203(A)(6), Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Apr 12, 2022. Proposed $14,400, current $0. 16 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2022, final order Jun 19, 2024. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3210(C), Guardrails at elevated locations Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Apr 12, 2022. Proposed $14,400, current $0. 16 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2022, final order Jun 19, 2024. Abatement due Apr 22, 2022. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 3310(D) Serious deleted on appeal
Issued Apr 12, 2022. Proposed $14,400, current $0. 16 instances. 2 workers exposed. Contested Jun 16, 2022, final order Jun 19, 2024. Read the rule.

The accident

Oct 12, 2021. Employee is found killed with head in confined space
Keywords: chemical,chemical vapor,confined space,misjudgment of hazardous situation,unresponsive 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 345578447. 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 345578447, 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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