Inspection record, Vallejo

La Tapatia Market Vallejo Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 23, 2024

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Fatality or catastrophe inspection in Vallejo: 6 citations, $56,000, 1 death investigated. The employer's only inspection on 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 La Tapatia Market Vallejo Inc. at 601 Broadway St., Vallejo (Solano County) on Feb 23, 2024. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 25 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (4 serious) and proposed $56,000 in penalties; the current total is $56,000. 6 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.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 342(A), Reporting serious injuries and deaths General
Issued Aug 22, 2024. Proposed $5,000, current $5,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 13, 2024, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3328(C), Machinery and equipment, general General
Issued Aug 22, 2024. Proposed $600, current $600. 1 workers exposed. Contested Sep 13, 2024, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2024. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 25 workers exposed. Contested Sep 13, 2024, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 5141(A) Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2024. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 13, 2024, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 5155(C)(3), Airborne contaminants Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2024. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 2 workers exposed. Contested Sep 13, 2024, no final order yet. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 5155(E)(1), Airborne contaminants Serious
Issued Aug 22, 2024. Proposed $12,600, current $12,600. 25 workers exposed. Contested Sep 13, 2024, no final order yet. Read the rule.

The accident

Feb 22, 2024. Employee dies of CO poisoning due to faulty water heater
Keywords: asphyxiated,break,butcher,carbon monoxide,carboxyhemoglobin,chemical exposure,corrosion,dizziness,exhaust fumes,exhaust system,fainted,gas,gas leak,grocery store,inadequate maint,inhalation,lack of engineering controls,lack of oxygen,maintenance,meat proc 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 347300725. 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 347300725, 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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