What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a planned inspection of H A Rider & Sons at 2482 Freedom BLVD., Watsonville (Santa Cruz County) on Nov 15, 2023. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 55 employees were recorded at the site, with union representation. Inspectors issued 6 citations (0 serious) and proposed $1,155 in penalties; the current total is $1,155. 6 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. 3 citations were deleted on appeal and are not counted. The case closed on Aug 12, 2024. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 2024. Abatement due Mar 4, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 2024. Abatement due Mar 4, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 2024. Abatement due Mar 4, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $135, current $135. 2 instances. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 2024. Abatement due Mar 4, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $410, current $410. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 2024. Abatement due Mar 4, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $205, current $205. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 2024. Abatement due Mar 4, 2024, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $3,710, current $0. 2 instances. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $3,710, current $0. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 2024. Read the rule.
Issued Jan 30, 2024. Proposed $3,710, current $0. 50 workers exposed. Contested Feb 28, 2024, final order Jul 2, 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 347107054. 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 347107054, 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.