OSHA has inspected Mesa Packing LLC 6 times in California since 1988.
The latest one began on Apr 13, 2017 after an accident, in Chualar.
Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 2 serious and 8 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $14,750 and now stand at $10,050, 32% lower after settlements or reviews.
Field sanitation comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1928.110.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for farming, fishing and forestry employers since 2015 is $1,440, and Mesa Packing LLC averages $9,300 (1 cited inspection).
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
Inspection 342246576 OPENED APR 13, 2017Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 140 employees at the site · Closed Mar 12, 2018
24825 Chualar River Road, Chualar, CA 93925 · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Apr 3, 2017: Employee's finger is caught between a dolly and trailer and
At 1:20 p.m. on April 3, 2017, an employee's finger was pinched between a dolly and trailer. The employee's right middle finger tip was amputated.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 342(A) |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $3,000 | Jul 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3203(A)(6) |
Other-than-serious | $600 | $450 | Jul 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3203(A)(7) |
Other-than-serious | $600 | $0 | Jul 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 3395(I)(1) |
Other-than-serious | $600 | $450 | Jul 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3441(A)(2)(D) |
Serious | $7,200 | $5,400 | Jul 14, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 311153787 OPENED JUN 15, 2007Closed
Planned · Partial · Safety · 101 employees at the site · Closed Jun 15, 2007
Gill Petit Ranch, Highway 101 And Mesa Verde Rd., King City, CA 93930 · Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
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.
