OSHA has inspected Smith Packing, Inc. 15 times in California since 1999.
The latest one began on Aug 25, 2023 after a complaint, in Greenfield.
Those inspections ended with 26 citation items: 4 serious, 2 repeat and 20 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $125,850 and now stand at $44,200, 65% 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 Smith Packing, Inc. averages $6,350 (2 cited inspections).
The Wage and Hour Division has 2 cases on it since 2015, with $59,223 in back wages owed to workers.
Inspection 314831694 OPENED AUG 15, 2012Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Dec 5, 2014
Ranch #18, Guadalupe, CA 93458 · Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 3, 2012: Employee suffers left ring finger tip amputation
At approximately 6:00 a.m., on August 3, 2012, Employee #1, a lettuce cutter of Smith Packing, Inc. suffered an amputation of the tip of his left fourth finger while helping to unload a harvester from a trailer. The day of the accident four employees were helping to unload a harvester from the lowboy trailer. A John De ere tractor, Model #7130 was hydraulically lifting the harvester while the four employees were helping to lift the harvester. Employee #1 got his left hand caug ht between the harvester and the trailer; he was able to pull his hand out resul ting in an amputation of the tip of his fourth finger. Employee #2, his supervis or, took Employee #1 to Marian Regional Medical Center where he was referred to a hand surgeon at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Employee #1 was seen at Cot tage Hospital and then referred to a hand specialist in Santa Barbara where he u nderwent surgery. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $375 | $0 | Jan 23, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3203 A |
Other-than-serious | $560 | $560 | Jan 23, 2013 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 3441 A02 |
Serious | $18,000 | $5,060 | Jan 23, 2013 | Final |
Inspection 125955286 OPENED NOV 30, 2005Closed
Planned · Partial · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Feb 23, 2006
Forrester & Donaven, Brawley, CA 92227 · Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders · 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.
