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GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.

6900 MOUNTAIN VIEW RD., BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93307
Operated by Grimmway Enterprises, Inc · 1 of 11 establishments
115114Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
EIN 770325482

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OSHA inspections
9
over 16 years
Violations
16
$57,345 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
4 fatalities · 1 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $57,345 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 6,172 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
9
0.6 / yr · last 16 yrs
Violations
16
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$57,345
$3,584 avg / violation
31% serious69% other
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 9
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 9

67% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $57,345 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3999(B)22$8,750Jan 2016Aug 2016
29 CFR 4300.0029 A22Feb 2021Aug 2021
29 CFR 2320.0002 A B0000411$18,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
29 CFR 2320.0002 A0111$7,000Dec 2013Dec 2013
5162(A)11$6,750Aug 2016Aug 2016
4075(A)11$6,750Aug 2016Aug 2016
342(A)11$3,500Feb 2021Feb 2021
29 CFR 2320.0001 A11$3,375Dec 2013Dec 2013
3314(C)11$2,000Jan 2016Jan 2016
3205(C)(8)11$850Jul 2021Jul 2021
29 CFR 2500.0008 A11$185Aug 2016Aug 2016
29 CFR 2340.0012 A11$185Aug 2016Aug 2016
3203(B)(2)11Feb 2021Feb 2021
461(C)11Aug 2016Aug 2016

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 in NAICS 1151 within CA. Peer group: 6,172 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $325
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−3.0
TRIR
3.4
vs industry
−1.3

Reported for 260 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

Industry avg TRIR
4.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
3
Accident
3

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 GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 17, 2021Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Dec 25, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Aug 28, 2020Infectious DiseaseFatality11
Aug 27, 2013ELECTRIC MOTOR,FUSE,REPAIR,ROOF,BELT,ELECTRICAL TESTING,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTROCUTED,WATER TANKFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, 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 GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, 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 GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$69K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$69K
Company-wide — GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$69K
Awards (all-time)
1

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    VEGETABLES,FRESH
    contract · Last action 2010-04-02
    $68,931

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311991 - PERISHABLE PREPARED FOOD MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2010-04-02. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-03-22Fatality/Catastrophe1$850
2021-01-29Fatality/Catastrophe1$0
2020-09-03Fatality/Catastrophe3$3,500
2016-05-25Planned63$20,620
2015-08-11Accident22$4,000
2014-05-29Accident0$0
2013-08-27Accident3$28,375
2010-05-17Planned0$0
2009-09-29Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Grimmway Enterprises, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Grimmway Enterprises, Inc across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in postharvest crop activities (except cotton ginning) within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Grimmway Enterprises, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. 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 Grimmway Enterprises, Inc, which operates 11 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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Frequently asked

What is GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $57,345 in total penalties.
How does GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. operates in the postharvest crop activities (except cotton ginning) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7. GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 3.
Has GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 4 fatality investigations involving GRIMMWAY ENTERPRISES, INC..