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The Hulling Co.: OSHA inspections and violations

Madera, California · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · NAICS 115114

2inspections
6citation items
$10,595current penalties
Nov 16, 2021last inspection

OSHA has inspected The Hulling Co. 2 times in California since 2020.

The latest one began on Nov 16, 2021 after an accident, in Madera.

Those inspections ended with 6 citation items: 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $15,485 and now stand at $10,595, 32% 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 The Hulling Co. averages $5,298 (2 cited inspections).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

The Hulling Co. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

The Hulling Co.: OSHA citation items per year, 2020 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345645493 OPENED NOV 16, 2021Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 150 employees at the site · Closed Nov 6, 2022

19482 Rd 19, Madera, CA 93637 · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 9, 2021: Employee incurs multiple fractures and dislocations when yar

At 10:45 a.m. on October 9, 2021, an employee was driving a 2004 Ottawa Model 50 Terminal Tractor to haul trailers of almonds between locations within an almond hulling facility. The employee made a sharp turn upon entering the facility, causing the yard truck to roll over. The employee incurred a humerus fracture, dislocated right shoulder, and a lumbar fracture, and was hospitalized. Excess speed for the road conditions contributed to the accident.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$5,000Mar 30, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203(A)(8)
Other-than-serious$400$325Mar 30, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3328(G)
Other-than-serious$600$485Mar 30, 2022Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3650(T)(9)
Other-than-serious$1,200$325Mar 30, 2022Final

Inspection 344907662 OPENED AUG 23, 2020Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Mar 14, 2022

19482 Road 19, Madera, CA 93637 · Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Aug 23, 2020 (fatal): Employee is killed after being struck by conveyor arm

At 4:00 p.m. on August 23, 2020, an employee was cleaning sticks from almond piles working beside an almond conveyor loading machine when a yard truck with double hopper drove by. The upper portion of yard driver hopper bin struck the almond conveyor elevator loading arm causing the the arm to spin clockwise toward the employee. The bottom portion of the arm struck the employee and lifted him crushing his torso and killing him.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3395(G)(1)
Other-than-serious$635$635Feb 23, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1592(E)
Other-than-serious$7,650$3,825Feb 23, 2021Final

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 Madera site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 84 workers: 4.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 6 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
The Hulling Company LP
Madera · 2025
84 724.32.9
The Hulling Company
Madera · 2022
89 1026.62.9

The rules behind these citations

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

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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.