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SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC

472-715 JOHNSON RD, SUSANVILLE, CA, 96130
Operated by Sierra Cascade Nursery · 1 of 3 establishments
111219Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming
EIN 680318735

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OSHA inspections
2
over 19 years
Violations
1
$10,000 in penalties
Penalties
$10,000
$10,000 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $10,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 34th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,490 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$10,000
$10,000 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

34th

Below average violations in NAICS 1112 within CA. Peer group: 1,490 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $623
Inspection frequency
75th
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
6.7
vs industry
+3.9
TRIR
11.8
vs industry
+7.1

Reported for 114 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
11.8
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
1
Accident
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 SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY 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
Sep 25, 2012AMPUTATED,FOOD PREPARATION,AGRICULTURE,FINGER,ROTATING KNIFE,WORK RULES,CLEANING,LOCKOUT,BLADE11

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
10 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
3
Back wages owed
$289,253
Employees affected
465

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 2,706 violations · $289,253 in backwages · $569,650 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
H-2A agricultural visaOct 2006 – Jun 201022,700361$289,253$569,650
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeOct 200616

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 3 cases · $289,253 in backwages · 465 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Nov 2014 – Oct 2015Strawberry Farming0
Mar 2010 – Jun 2010Strawberry Farming$1,45330
Sep 2006 – Oct 2006Strawberry Farming$287,800435

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY 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 SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
837468
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-10-18Accident11$10,000
2012-10-18Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Sierra Cascade Nursery.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Sierra Cascade Nursery across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY 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 Sierra Cascade Nursery, which operates 3 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.

Frequently asked

What is SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC's OSHA violation history?
SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $10,000 in total penalties.
How does SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC operates in the other vegetable (except potato) and melon farming industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7. SIERRA CASCADE NURSERY INC's self-reported DART rate is 6.73 compared to an industry average of 2.8.