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Witman Ranch Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Escondido, California · Orange Groves · NAICS 111310

3inspections
4citation items
$1,970current penalties
Apr 12, 2022last inspection

Witman Ranch Inc. has 3 OSHA inspections on record in California, the first in 1999.

OSHA's last visit started on Apr 12, 2022 after an accident, in Escondido.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 4 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $1,970 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all farming, fishing and forestry employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,440. Witman Ranch Inc. averages $410 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Witman Ranch Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $1,261 in back wages owed to workers.

Witman Ranch Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1999 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345894653 OPENED APR 12, 2022Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 45 employees at the site · Closed Aug 29, 2022

16789 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027 · Other Noncitrus Fruit Farming · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203(A)(8)
Other-than-serious$410$410Aug 15, 2022Final

Inspection 317232452 OPENED JUL 29, 2014Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 21 employees at the site · Closed Aug 6, 2014

16789 San Pasqual Valley Road, Escondido, CA 92027 · Orange Groves · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 120137187 OPENED JUL 28, 1999Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 75 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 2008

16789 San Pasqual Rd, Escondido, CA 92022 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3457 C02 B1
Other-than-serious$160$160Jan 24, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3457 C03 C
Other-than-serious$750$750Jan 24, 2000Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3441 A02
Other-than-serious$650$650Jan 24, 2000Closed

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 Escondido site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 45 workers: 6.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 75 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Witman Ranch Inc.
Escondido · 2025
45 216.82.9
witman ranch inc
Escondido · 2023
44 431.22.9

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
May 20, 2013 to May 20, 2015
Escondido
2824$1,261$3,375

The rules behind these citations

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

Other orange groves employers in California

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.