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CHIEF ORCHARDS is a apple orchards employer in YAKIMA, WA. Federal records show 3 OSHA inspections with 7 violations and $1,800 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

CHIEF ORCHARDS

CHIEF ORCHARDS ON S AHTANUM RD, YAKIMA, WA, 98908

111331 Top companies in Apple Orchards

Federal Enforcement
3
OSHA inspections
7 violations
$1,800 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
4.3
Industry Avg DART
2.8
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
3
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$1,800
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
25 years
Last Activity
15yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
57% serious$257 avg per violation$600 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$1,800 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
2
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 33% of inspections

Peer Comparison

93%
Worse than most peers
vs 2,038 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
86%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
92%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

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Industry context

Within the apple orchards industry in WA, CHIEF ORCHARDS ranks in the 93th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 2,038 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 86th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 92th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 4.3 for the apple orchards sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.8.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 16 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CHIEF ORCHARDS's OSHA violation history?
CHIEF ORCHARDS has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $1,800 in total penalties.
How does CHIEF ORCHARDS's safety record compare to its industry?
CHIEF ORCHARDS operates in the apple orchards industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHIEF ORCHARDS of YAKIMA, WA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if CHIEF ORCHARDSoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.