Delano, California · All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming · NAICS 111998
4inspections
4citation items
$12,525current penalties
Jun 11, 2021last inspection
OSHA has inspected Rodriguez FLC 4 times in California since 2000.
The latest one began on Jun 11, 2021 after an accident, in Delano.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $26,640 and now stand at $12,525, 53% 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 Rodriguez FLC averages $3,710 (1 cited inspection).
Rodriguez FLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on May 27, 2021: Employee is struck by pickup truck while driving atv and sus
At 8:20 a.m. on May 27, 2021, Employee #1 was driving an ATV while checking the drip irrigation system in a grape vineyard. Traveling northbound on the west side of the road shoulder, he attempted to cross the road heading east when he was struck by a pickup truck traveling northbound on the roadway. A coworker driving an ATV behind him witnessed the accident and called emergency services. The fire department, California Highway Patrol, and ambulance responded. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to a hospital, where he was treated for a broken hip, a broken right leg, and lacerations to his liver and kidney. He was hospitalized for treatment.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3380(F)(1)
Serious
$7,425
$3,710
Nov 26, 2021
Final
Inspection 314993213 OPENED JUL 27, 2011Closed
Planned · Partial · Health · 13 employees at the site · Closed Nov 23, 2011
Incident on Sep 4, 2008: Farm worker sustains heat-related illness
At 4:00 p.m. on September 4, 2008, Employee #1, a seasonal farm laborer, became ill while harvesting almonds. He was hospitalized at Merced Hospital for a heat- related illness.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3395 E01 F
Other-than-serious
$935
$95
Oct 14, 2008
Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3395 E03
Other-than-serious
$280
$280
Oct 14, 2008
Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3395 E01 G
Serious
$18,000
$8,440
Oct 14, 2008
Final
Inspection 125701052 OPENED MAR 21, 2000Closed
Planned · Partial · Health · 16 employees at the site · Closed Jul 13, 2000
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Delano site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 90 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 45 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Rodriguez FLC
Delano · 2021
90
2
2
2.3
2.9
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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