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Wente Bros.: OSHA inspections and violations

Livermore, California · Wineries · NAICS 312130

4inspections
18citation items
$14,175current penalties
Nov 1, 2022last inspection

OSHA has inspected Wente Bros. 4 times in California since 2006.

The latest one began on Nov 1, 2022 as part of a related case, in Livermore.

Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 8 serious and 10 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $19,560 and now stand at $14,175, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.

comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 2500.8.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,874, and Wente Bros. averages $560 (1 cited inspection).

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Wente Bros.: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346318306 OPENED NOV 1, 2022Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 245 employees at the site · Closed Apr 25, 2023

5565 Tesla Rd., Livermore, CA 94550 · Wineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3395(I)(1)
Other-than-serious$560$560Mar 21, 2023Final

Inspection 315318063 OPENED MAY 21, 2012Closed

Accident · Partial · Health · 40 employees at the site · Closed Nov 8, 2012

5050 Arroyo Road, Livermore, CA 94550 · Food Services and Drinking Places · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on May 19, 2012 (fatal): Caterer suffers possible heart attack and dies

On May 19, 2012, Employee #1, of Wente Brothers, was part of a crew catering a w edding at an event center. He supervised and helped prepare food from about 12:0 0 p.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m. and then delivered the food at around 5:30 p.m . The crew finished their work at the wedding event, and Employee #1 was apparen tly walking towards the parking lot at about 10:00 p.m., when he collapsed. Empl oyee #1 was transported to a Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approxima tely 10:35 p.m.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203 A07
Other-than-serious$560$560Sep 7, 2012Closed

Inspection 313836512 OPENED APR 21, 2010Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 235 employees at the site · Closed Jul 12, 2010

5565 Tesla Road, Livermore, CA 94550 · Wineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 461 C
Other-than-serious$350$0Jun 10, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$350$350Jun 10, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Other-than-serious$175$175Jun 10, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 4 Other-than-serious$175$0Jun 10, 2010Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 4650 D
Other-than-serious$350$350Jun 10, 2010Closed

Inspection 309678118 OPENED SEP 26, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 500 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 2008

5565 Tesla Road, Livermore, CA 94550 · Wineries · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3209 A
Other-than-serious$300$300Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3576 A
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 2, item 1 Serious$2,700$2,700Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 3577 E
Serious$2,700$2,700Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 3578 G
Serious$270$270Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 5, item 1
29 CFR 3999 A
Serious$2,700$270Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 6, item 1
29 CFR 3999 B
Serious$270$2,700Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 7, item 1
29 CFR 4002 B
Serious$2,700$270Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 8, item 1
29 CFR 4050 A
Serious$2,700$2,700Dec 14, 2006Final
Citation 9, item 1
29 CFR 4075 A
Serious$2,700$270Dec 14, 2006Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1430.30

29 CFR 2340.16

29 CFR 2340.23

29 CFR 2500.8

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