Inspection record, Fresno

Wawona Frozen Foods Cal/OSHA Inspection, Jun 6, 2023

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Accident inspection in Fresno: 8 citations, $28,535. One of 20 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 an accident inspection of Wawona Frozen Foods at 2202 S. Cedar Ave, Fresno (Fresno County) on Jun 6, 2023. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 140 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 8 citations (4 serious) and proposed $42,740 in penalties; the current total is $28,535. 8 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 2 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Jun 4, 2024. The employer has 19 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 01003: 8 CCR 5144(F)(2), Respiratory protection General
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $560, current $450. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 5189(D)(3)(B) General
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $560, current $335. 2 instances. 140 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Abatement due Dec 4, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3248(B) Serious
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $6,750, current $2,700. 3 instances. 140 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Abatement due Nov 13, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 3642(A) General
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $3,375, current $150. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4050(A) Serious
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 4 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5162(C), Emergency eyewash and shower General
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $3,375, current $150. 2 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 5189(E)(4) Serious
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $5,060, current $4,050. 16 instances. 140 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 3314(D), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $18,000, current $18,000. 2 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3638(A) General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $185, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3640(B) General deleted on appeal
Issued Oct 31, 2023. Proposed $185, current $0. 2 instances. 3 workers exposed. Contested Dec 20, 2023, final order Apr 24, 2024. 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 346753288. 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 346753288, 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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