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Fetzer Vineyards: OSHA inspections and violations

Hopland, California · Grape Vineyards · NAICS 111332

7inspections
8citation items
$7,500current penalties
Nov 13, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Fetzer Vineyards 7 times in California since 1992.

The latest one began on Nov 13, 2023 after an accident, in Hopland.

Those inspections ended with 8 citation items: 2 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,150 and now stand at $7,500, 50% 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 Fetzer Vineyards averages $3,750 (1 cited inspection).

Fetzer Vineyards also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Fetzer Vineyards: OSHA citation items per year, 1992 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347100349 OPENED NOV 13, 2023Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed Jul 1, 2024

12901 Old River Road, Hopland, CA 95449 · Grape Vineyards · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)(7)(C)
Other-than-serious$750$750Mar 7, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3328(A)(2)
Other-than-serious$6,750$3,000Mar 7, 2024Final

Inspection 342391398 OPENED JUN 12, 2017Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Dec 12, 2017

12901 Old River Road, Hopland, CA 95449 · Grape Vineyards · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 125482927 OPENED SEP 29, 2011Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Sep 26, 2012

Sundial Ranch, 1290 Old River Road, Hopland, CA 95449 · Grape Vineyards · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Sep 26, 2011: Employee's finger is injured when caught between equipment

On September 26, 2011, Employee #1 a tractor driver with a wine making company, was loading grapes into a truck. His finger became caught in a pinch point betwe en a front loader's forks and a gondola. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a part ial amputation of his left middle finger.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 119633386 OPENED AUG 3, 2004Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 3 employees at the site · Closed Apr 24, 2006

12100 Old River Road, Hopland, CA 95449 · Wineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 29, 2004: Atv driver rolls-over and is hospitalized with a head injury

At approximately 11:45 a.m. on July 29, 2004, two vineyard employees engaged in operating irrigation systems, proceeded south on ATVs between vineyards on the s houlder of a county road. One employee attempted to make a U-turn to retrieve hi s hat that blew away. He rolled- over his ATV (Kawasaki Prairie 300, 4x4 ATV) in to the brush alongside the road. The employee sustained a severe head injury as a result of the accident, and as of August 10, 2004, remained in a rehabilitatio n hospital. The employee was a full-time, seasonal employee of the vineyard. The speed of the ATV's that rolled-over was estimated to be between 25 to 30 miles per hour by the driver of the other ATV.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3380 C
Other-than-serious$750$750Aug 25, 2004Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203 B02
Other-than-serious$450$450Aug 25, 2004Closed

Inspection 125500033 OPENED AUG 15, 1995Closed

Accident · Complete · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Jan 25, 1996

12625 Eastside Road, Hopland, CA 95449 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 13, 1995: Employee's fingertip amputated by jointer blades

Employee #1, employed by this employer for 10 months, was using a Crescent 12 in . table jointer on oak staves. The flesh on the distal end of the first finger o f his right hand was amputated. The causal factor is undetermined, but apparentl y Employee #1 did not use a push stick. The general nature of his work area was tidy.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$150$150Aug 22, 1995Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4002 A
Serious$1,150$1,125Aug 22, 1995Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 4311 F
Serious$5,000$1,125Aug 22, 1995Closed

Inspection 119723823 OPENED OCT 8, 1992Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Feb 23, 1994

12625 Eastside Road, Hopland, CA 95449 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 5158 C
Other-than-serious$150$150Oct 22, 1992Closed

Inspection 112029988 OPENED OCT 1, 1992Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 125 employees at the site · Closed Oct 13, 1992

1150 Bel Arbres Road, Redwood Valley, CA 95490 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2021, the Hopland site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 172 workers: 3.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry. Those cases cost 182 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Fetzer Vineyards - Hopland Winery
Hopland · 2021
172 643.43.8

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 2340.23

Other grape vineyards employers in California

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