Establishment profile
HINES GROWERS, INC
2500 RAINBOW VALLEY BLVD, FALLBROOK, CA, 92028
Operated by Hines Growers, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
111219 — Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
Summary
HINES GROWERS, INC has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $25,310 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,533 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HINES GROWERS, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $25,310 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3314(C) | 1 | 1 | $18,000 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 3314(G) | 1 | 1 | $800 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 3314(J) | 1 | 1 | $800 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 3203(A)(7) | 1 | 1 | $800 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 3314(L) | 1 | 1 | $800 | Nov 2015 | Nov 2015 |
| 3395 F03 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3457 C01 C | 1 | 1 | $750 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3203 A | 1 | 1 | $560 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3395 F01 | 1 | 1 | $560 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3203 B02 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 29 CFR 2500.0008 A01 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3395 D01 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3439 A | 1 | 1 | $185 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3457 C03 C | 1 | 1 | $185 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
| 3457 C03 G3 | 1 | 1 | $185 | Nov 2014 | Nov 2014 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 1112 within CA. Peer group: 1,533 employers. This establishment has 15 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 279 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 HINES GROWERS, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2012 – Sep 2014 | Nursery and Tree Production | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HINES GROWERS, 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 HINES GROWERS, 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 HINES GROWERS, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HINES GROWERS, INC. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HINES GROWERS 2500 RAINBOW VALLEY BLVD · FALLBROOK, CA, 92028 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-06-02 | Programmed Related | 5 | 1 | $21,200 | |
| 2014-05-28 | Complaint | 10 | — | $4,110 | |
| 2011-08-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HINES GROWERS, INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Hines Growers, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Hines Growers, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Hines Growers, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HINES GROWERS LLCVACAVILLE, CA — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Hines Growers, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon FarmingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Other Vegetable (except in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HINES GROWERS, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Hines Growers, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HINES GROWERS, INC's OSHA violation history?
- HINES GROWERS, INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $25,310 in total penalties.
- How does HINES GROWERS, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- HINES GROWERS, INC operates in the other vegetable (except potato) and melon farming industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7. HINES GROWERS, INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.66 compared to an industry average of 2.8.