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Conant Orchards, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Rio Oso, California · Tree Nut Farming · NAICS 111335

3inspections
8citation items
$10,765current penalties
Jul 20, 2017last inspection

OSHA has inspected Conant Orchards, Inc. 3 times in California since 1998.

The latest one began on Jul 20, 2017 after a complaint, in Rio Oso.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 4 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,085 and now stand at $10,765, 59% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Conant Orchards, Inc. averages $8,665 (1 cited inspection).

Conant Orchards, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1998 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342490745 OPENED JUL 20, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 4 employees at the site · Closed May 28, 2019

Hudson Rd. 1/2 Mile North Of Bear River Drive, Rio Oso, CA 95674 · Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3395(C)
Serious$9,000$3,150Oct 25, 2017Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3395(D)(1)
Serious$9,000$3,150Oct 25, 2017Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3395(H)(1)
Serious$3,375$2,365Oct 25, 2017Final

Inspection 313235350 OPENED JUL 14, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Health · 11 employees at the site · Closed Aug 20, 2013

3558 Bear River Dr, Rio Oso, CA 95674 · Tree Nut Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3395 C
Other-than-serious$260$0Jul 30, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3395 E01
Other-than-serious$350$0Jul 30, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3395 E03
Other-than-serious$350$350Jul 30, 2010Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3457 C01 C
Other-than-serious$750$750Jul 30, 2010Final

Inspection 125674739 OPENED OCT 30, 1998Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Nov 30, 2000

3558 Bear River Drive, Rio Oso, CA 95674 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 30, 1998: Employee's fingertip amputated in walnut pickup machine

On September 30, 1998, Employee #1 was helping coworkers replace a bar conveyor on a walnut pickup machine. He was pulling on the conveyor as power was applied to the drive sprocket. The heavy conveyor suddenly moved around the sprocket and doubled back, catching and amputating the tip of his right middle finger just a bove the distal joint.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3314 A
Serious$3,000$1,000Mar 10, 1999Final

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