GH Dairy: OSHA Violations and Fines, Ontario CA

OSHA has inspected GH Dairy 2 times in California since 2023.

The latest one began on Apr 23, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Ontario.

Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 11 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $8,510 and now stand at $3,850, 55% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and GH Dairy averages $1,925 (2 cited inspections).

GH Dairy also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

GH Dairy: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2025 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348205758 OPENED APR 23, 2025Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 650 employees at the site · Closed Oct 24, 2025

8061 Edison Ave., Ontario, CA 91762 · Dairy Cattle and Milk Production · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 461(C)	Other-than-serious	$425	$350	Aug 13, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 2340.22(b)	Other-than-serious	$955	$350	Aug 13, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3384(A)	Other-than-serious	$955	$350	Aug 13, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 5144(E)(1)	Other-than-serious	$955	$350	Aug 13, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 5144(F)(2)	Other-than-serious	$955	$0	Aug 13, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 5194(G)(10)	Other-than-serious	$955	$350	Aug 13, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 7 29 CFR 5199.1(d)(1)	Other-than-serious	$955	$350	Aug 13, 2025	Final
Citation 1, item 8 29 CFR 6151(E)(2)	Other-than-serious	$955	$350	Aug 13, 2025	Final

Inspection 346731292 OPENED MAY 25, 2023Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Jul 14, 2026

8861 Chino Ave., Ontario, CA 91762 · Fluid Milk Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3203(A)	Other-than-serious	$420	$420	Sep 22, 2023	Final
Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3203(A)(7)(C)	Other-than-serious	$560	$560	Sep 22, 2023	Final
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3395(I)	Other-than-serious	$420	$420	Sep 22, 2023	Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2025, the Ontario site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 110 workers: 5.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 114 days away from work.

Site and year	Workers	Cases	Days-away cases	Rate	Industry median
GH Dairy - California Ontario · 2025	110	6	3	5.2	4.7
GH Dairy - CA Ontario · 2024	118	10	0	9.3	4.7
GH Dairy - Columbus Ontario · 2024	15	0	0	0.0	4.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 2340.22

29 CFR 5199.1

Other fluid milk manufacturing employers in California

Hilmar Cheese Company, Inc. Hilmar · 32 citations · $65,870
SVD, Inc. Sun Valley · 4 citations · $34,610
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. Tulare · 42 citations · $120,980
� la Minute, Inc Redlands · 1 citation · $300
California Dairies, Inc. Turlock · 55 citations · $117,635
Albertsons Safeway, LLC San Leandro · 3 citations · $14,300

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.

GH Dairy: OSHA inspections and violations