What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority at 31400 Johnson Canyon Road, Gonzales (Monterey County) on Jan 11, 2023. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 200 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. The employer is a local government body. Inspectors issued 2 citations (1 serious) and proposed $18,560 in penalties; the current total is $18,560. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 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.
Issued Jul 5, 2023. Proposed $560, current $560. 4 instances. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 17, 2023, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Issued Jul 5, 2023. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 17, 2023, no final order yet. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: backing up,blunt force trauma,landfill,pedestrian,spotter ,struck by,traffic accident,truck 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 346436314. 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 346436314, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.