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Moaning Caverns Operating, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Vallecito, California · Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions · NAICS 712190

1inspections
1citation items
$100current penalties
Mar 14, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Moaning Caverns Operating, LLC once in California.

The inspection began on Mar 14, 2022 after a complaint, in Vallecito.

That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $175 and now stand at $100, 43% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for arts and recreation employers since 2015 is $1,400, and Moaning Caverns Operating, LLC averages $100 (1 cited inspection).

Moaning Caverns Operating, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Moaning Caverns Operating, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2022 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345832992 OPENED MAR 14, 2022Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 5 employees at the site · Closed Sep 21, 2022

5350 Moaning Cave Rd., Vallecito, CA 95251 · Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3241(A)
Other-than-serious$175$100Sep 8, 2022Final

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 Vallecito site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 10 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Moaning Caverns Adventure Park
Vallecito · 2025
10 000.04.0

The rules behind these citations

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

Other nature parks and other similar institutions employers in California

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