What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of California Artichoke & Vegetable Growers Corporation at 13585 Blackie Rd., Castroville (Monterey County) on Jul 19, 2022. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 151 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 18 citations (2 serious) and proposed $20,610 in penalties; the current total is $13,860. The case closed on Feb 3, 2023. The employer has 2 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 Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $150, current $150. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $560, current $560. 231 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $225, current $225. 231 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $560, current $560. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $225, current $225. 4 workers exposed. Abatement due Feb 8, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $225, current $225. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $335, current $335. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $335, current $335. 23 instances. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $450, current $450. 19 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $450, current $450. 3 instances. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $560, current $560. 6 instances. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $335, current $335. 3 instances. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $0, current $0. 231 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $0, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $4,050, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $5,400, current $5,400. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $2,700, current $0. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 4, 2023. Proposed $4,050, current $4,050. 4 workers exposed. 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 346092810. 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 346092810, 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.