Inspection record, Fresno

Garcias Pallets Inc Cal/OSHA Inspection, Feb 5, 2025

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Planned inspection in Fresno: 15 citations, $24,855. One of 3 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 Garcias Pallets Inc at 4125 S. Golden State BLVD, Fresno (Fresno County) on Feb 5, 2025. It was a complete inspection of the worksite focused on safety hazards. 110 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 15 citations (6 serious) and proposed $42,160 in penalties; the current total is $24,855. 15 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case is still open. The employer has 2 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 2500.8(a)(1), Electrical, wiring methods General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $420, current $335. 10 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Abatement due Aug 7, 2025, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3650(E), Industrial trucks, operating rules General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $700, current $560. 2 instances. 14 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Abatement due Aug 7, 2025, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01003: 8 CCR 4002(A), Machine guarding, moving parts General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $560, current $450. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Read the rule.
Citation 01004: 8 CCR 4324(A) General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $560, current $450. 5 instances. 6 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Abatement due Aug 7, 2025, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01005: 8 CCR 5097(B)(1) General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $560, current $450. 110 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Read the rule.
Citation 01006: 8 CCR 5144(C), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $700, current $560. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Abatement due Aug 7, 2025, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01007: 8 CCR 5144(E)(1), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $420, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Abatement due Aug 7, 2025, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01008: 8 CCR 5144(F), Respiratory protection General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $420, current $0. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Abatement due Aug 7, 2025, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01009: 8 CCR 5155(E)(1), Airborne contaminants General
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $700, current $450. 2 instances. 110 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Abatement due Aug 7, 2025, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 3314(C), Lockout and cleaning of machinery Serious
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 4051(B) Serious
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $5,060, current $2,700. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Read the rule.
Citation 04001: 8 CCR 4070(A) Serious
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $6,750, current $4,050. 2 instances. 4 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Read the rule.
Citation 05001: 8 CCR 4075(A) Serious
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $6,750, current $4,050. 4 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Read the rule.
Citation 06001: 8 CCR 4309(A)(2) Serious
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $6,750, current $4,050. 1 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 2026. Read the rule.
Citation 07001: 8 CCR 4296(Q) Serious
Issued Jul 2, 2025. Proposed $6,750, current $4,050. 3 instances. 10 workers exposed. Contested Jul 31, 2025, final order Jan 13, 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 348025644. 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 348025644, 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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