Braga Ranch, Inc. has 5 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1996.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 20, 2026 as a planned inspection, in Heber, and the case has not closed yet.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 22 citation items: 2 serious and 20 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $9,506 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $8,988, down 5%.
Most often, OSHA cited 6401.9, (2 items).
For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. Braga Ranch, Inc. averages $1,799 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Braga Ranch, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
The Wage and Hour Division has 2 cases on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
Incident on Jul 29, 1996: Employee injured when thrown from farm tractor
Employee #1, age 19, was returning to the main ranch from his normal field assig nment picking and packing lettuce and broccoli. He was riding on the left side o f the engine casing of an agricultural field tractor when the tractor made a rig ht and he was thrown onto the road. He sustained a cranial concussion, abrasions , and incidental trauma throughout his body. Because of the considerable distanc es between various fields and the main ranch, it was acceptable company policy f or non-driving employees to ride unsecured on the casings and fenders of the tra ctors in use.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 461 A |
Other-than-serious | $135 | $135 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 14301 A 2 |
Other-than-serious | $135 | $135 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3576 A |
Other-than-serious | $205 | $205 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 3577 C |
Other-than-serious | $205 | $205 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 4851 A |
Other-than-serious | $205 | $205 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 5194 E 1 |
Other-than-serious | $135 | $135 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 3203 B 1 |
Other-than-serious | $135 | $135 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3441 A 2 |
Serious | $1,310 | $1,310 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
| Citation 3, item 1 29 CFR 3440 C 1 |
Serious | $1,750 | $1,750 | Jan 23, 1997 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Soledad site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 82 workers: 2.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry.
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
