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Tauzer Apiaries Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Novato, California · Apiculture · NAICS 112910

1inspections
4citation items
$60,300current penalties
Apr 2, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Tauzer Apiaries Inc. once in California.

The inspection began on Apr 2, 2018 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Novato; the case is still open.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 2 serious, 1 willful and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $94,500 and now stand at $60,300, 36% 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 Tauzer Apiaries Inc. averages $60,300 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Tauzer Apiaries Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343056743 OPENED APR 2, 2018Open

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Open

890 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, CA 94949 · Apiculture · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 30, 2018 (fatal): Employee is killed when caught between the mast and the cage

At 3:00 p.m. on March 30, 2018, an employee was exiting the cab of a Bobcat equipped with a forklift attachment. The employee engaged the foot control and was caught between the mast and the cage of the Bobcat. The employee's torso was crushed. The employee died.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)(6)(A)
 Serious$6,300$6,300Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3650(T)(5)
 Other-than-serious$12,600$1,400Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3650(T)(33)
 Serious$12,600$12,600Sep 18, 2018Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 3663(G)
 Willful$63,000$40,000Sep 18, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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