Inspection record, Riverside

United Natural Foods West, Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jul 21, 2022

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Planned inspection in Riverside: 8 citations, $17,470. One of 6 inspections on this employer's 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 a planned inspection of United Natural Foods West, Inc. at 14900 Meridian Parkway, Riverside (Riverside County) on Jul 21, 2022. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 700 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 8 citations (1 serious) and proposed $24,315 in penalties; the current total is $17,470. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Aug 17, 2026. The employer has 5 other inspections on its California record.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3314(J), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Dec 12, 2022. Proposed $700, current $0. 11 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2023, final order Apr 15, 2026. Abatement due Jan 17, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3314(K), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Dec 12, 2022. Proposed $700, current $0. 11 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2023, final order Apr 15, 2026. Abatement due Jan 17, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 3314(I), Lockout and cleaning of machinery General
Issued Dec 12, 2022. Proposed $935, current $560. 11 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2023, final order Apr 15, 2026. Abatement due Jan 17, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5189(F)(3) General
Issued Dec 12, 2022. Proposed $420, current $335. 14 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2023, final order Apr 15, 2026. Abatement due Jan 17, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5189(H)(6) General
Issued Dec 12, 2022. Proposed $1,125, current $675. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2023, final order Apr 15, 2026. Abatement due Jan 17, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5189(O) General
Issued Dec 12, 2022. Proposed $185, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2023, final order Apr 15, 2026. Abatement due Jan 17, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 5144(C), Respiratory protection Serious
Issued Dec 12, 2022. Proposed $13,500, current $9,000. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2023, final order Apr 15, 2026. Abatement due Dec 22, 2022, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5162(C), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Dec 12, 2022. Proposed $6,750, current $6,750. 5 workers exposed. Contested Mar 2, 2023, final order Apr 15, 2026. 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 346093347. 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 346093347, 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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