Cornerstone Certified Vineyard has 2 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on May 30, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Windsor.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 7 citation items: 1 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $4,450 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,550, down 20%.
For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. Cornerstone Certified Vineyard averages $1,775 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Cornerstone Certified Vineyard also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 342790748 OPENED NOV 22, 2017Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed May 11, 2018
295 Jovine Road, Sebastopol, CA 95472 · Farm Management Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 16, 2017: Employee falls from an orchard ladder and fractures shoulder
At 1:30 p.m. on November 16, 2017, an employee was standing on a 12 foot orchard ladder with a Stihl MS170 chain saw to access a limb approximately 14 feet and 9 inches above ground level. The employee cut the tree limb which fell and struck the ladder the employee was standing on, causing the ladder and employee to fall, resulting in a fractured right shoulder.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3328(A)(2) |
Other-than-serious | $500 | $500 | May 9, 2018 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3427(B)(2) |
Other-than-serious | $300 | $300 | May 9, 2018 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Windsor site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 6.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 185 days away from work.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
