Since 1994, OSHA inspectors have visited Markham Vineyards in California 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Aug 20, 2015 after an accident, in Spanish Flat.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 2 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $13,500; today they stand at $8,200, 39% less.
Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,200 penalty. Markham Vineyards averages $4,200 across 1 cited inspection.
Markham Vineyards also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Incident on Nov 29, 1994: Employee hospitalized after fall from wine barrels
Employee #1, a supervisor, was in a cellar-like warehouse where 60 gallon wooden wine barrels were stacked in a row 12 ft high. The barrels provided a precariou s working position with no 2 ft working surface. Employee #1 was on the narrow, changing radius edge of the barrels when he approached the edge and fell 12 ft f rom the top of the stacked barrels to the concrete floor. There were no witnesse s. Employee #1 was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 3273 C |
Serious | $4,000 | $4,000 | Feb 9, 1995 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2017, the Saint Helena site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 24 workers: 11.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.8 for its industry.
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.
