What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of Ghiringhelli Specialty Foods Inc. at 101 Benicia Rd, Vallejo (Solano County) on Mar 29, 2022. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 350 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 11 citations (3 serious) and proposed $17,415 in penalties; the current total is $8,955. 11 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 5, 2023. The employer has 4 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 May 25, 2022. Proposed $375, current $300. 2 instances. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Abatement due Jun 30, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $185, current $150. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Abatement due Jun 30, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $185, current $150. 2 instances. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Abatement due Jun 30, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $280, current $225. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Abatement due Jun 30, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $560, current $450. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Abatement due Jun 30, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $280, current $225. 5 instances. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Abatement due Jun 30, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $185, current $150. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Abatement due Jun 30, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $185, current $150. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Abatement due Jun 30, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $5,060, current $405. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. Read the rule.
Issued May 25, 2022. Proposed $5,060, current $4,050. 2 instances. 99 workers exposed. Contested Jul 13, 2022, final order Nov 4, 2022. 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 345863096. 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 345863096, 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.