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B & J FARMS INC.

1697 ELKHORN RD., WATSONVILLE, CA, 95076

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OSHA inspections
6
over 35 years
Violations
22
$8,940 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

B & J FARMS INC. has accumulated 22 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $8,940 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,029 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 30 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

B & J FARMS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
22
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$8,940
$406 avg / violation
9% serious91% other
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 18 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $8,940 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3203 A22$2,100Jul 1995Aug 1996
29 CFR 1430.1 A0122$800Jul 1995Aug 1996
29 CFR 1928.0110 C0321$500Aug 1991Aug 1991
3457 C03 B22$185Jul 1995Sep 1996
3427 C02 A11$800Apr 1993Apr 1993
3457 C03 G211$800Apr 1993Apr 1993
3457 C02 A11$750Sep 1996Sep 1996
3457 C01 C11$750Jul 1995Jul 1995
3457 C03 G311$750Apr 1993Apr 1993
3457 C02 B111$450Jul 1995Jul 1995
3457 C02 B211$300Apr 1993Apr 1993
3203 A0111$200Apr 1993Apr 1993
3439 B11$185Sep 1996Sep 1996
3203 A 7 B111$185Sep 1996Sep 1996
3457 C02 B511$185Sep 1996Sep 1996
3439 A11Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 1928.0110 C03 I11Aug 1991Aug 1991
29 CFR 1928.0110 C02 I11Aug 1991Aug 1991

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 119,029 employers. This establishment has 22 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for B & J FARMS INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
4
Complaint
1
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for B & J FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
30 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 30+ years. Most recent activity: 30 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for B & J FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for B & J FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for B & J FARMS INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for B & J FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for B & J FARMS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1996-06-11Planned2$1,000
1996-05-02Complaint6$1,490
1995-06-08Referral0$0
1995-05-10Programmed Related5$3,100
1993-04-27Planned5$2,850
1991-06-27Planned42$500

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on B & J FARMS INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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What is B & J FARMS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
B & J FARMS INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 22 violations and $8,940 in total penalties.