Establishment profile
CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC
1440 EAST 3RD STREET, OXNARD, CA, 93030
Operated by Chiquita Fresh North America · 1 of 2 establishments
424480 — Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection, with $5,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 24th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 749 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $5,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342(A) | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Feb 2026 | Feb 2026 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 4244 within CA. Peer group: 749 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 11 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for Chiquita Fresh North America, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Chiquita Fresh North America locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-CA-220855 | Unfair labor practice | May 2018 | Jun 2018 | Closed | Region 21, Los Angeles, California |
| 21-RC-213155 | Representation election | Jan 2018 | Feb 2018 | Closed | Region 21, Los Angeles, California |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA LLC 1440 EAST 3RD ST GATE 4 · OXNARD, CA, 93030 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | — | $5,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Chiquita Fresh North America.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Chiquita Fresh North America across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FRESHPOINT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC.CITY OF INDUSTRY — 3 federal enforcement records
- PROGRESSIVE PRODUCE LLCLOS ANGELES — 3 federal enforcement records
- VALLEY FRUIT & PRODUCE COLOS ANGELES — 3 federal enforcement records
- WESPAK INC.DINUBA — 3 federal enforcement records
- ABEL MENDOZA INCTRACY — 3 federal enforcement records
- CALAVO GROWERS, INC.SACRAMENTO — 2 federal enforcement records
- DOLE FRESH VEGETABLES, INC.SOLEDAD — 2 federal enforcement records
- TAYLOR FARMS INCTRACY — 2 federal enforcement records
- SATICOY LEMON ASSOCIATIONVENTURA — 2 federal enforcement records
- DIRECT PRODUCE, INC.LOS ANGELES — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Chiquita Fresh North America locationsParent rollup
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Fresh Fruit and in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Chiquita Fresh North America, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $5,000 in total penalties.
- How does CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC operates in the fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. CHIQUITA FRESH NORTH AMERICA, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.4.