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SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA

13525 S. BETHEL AVE, KINGSBURG, CA, 93631
115114Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)

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OSHA inspections
17
over 38 years
Violations
35
$116,376 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $116,376 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 6,184 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.4 / yr · last 38 yrs
Violations
35
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$116,376
$3,325 avg / violation
49% serious51% other
Inspection trigger · accident
8 of 17
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 17

65% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $111,711 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3314 C22$24,750Apr 2008Feb 2013
3314(C)22$21,375Feb 2022May 2023
3203(A)(6)(A)11$18,000Jun 2023Jun 2023
1590(A)(5)11$7,650Jan 2026Jan 2026
4002 A11$6,750May 2009May 2009
4070(A)11$5,735Aug 2017Aug 2017
3314(L)11$5,400May 2023May 2023
3999(B)11$5,400May 2023May 2023
4051(B)11$3,825Aug 2017Aug 2017
3314 A11$2,000Jan 1991Jan 1991
3203 A0111$2,000Jan 1991Jan 1991
3210 A11$2,000Jan 1991Jan 1991
3328 A11$2,000Jan 1991Jan 1991
3273(A)11$850Oct 2024Oct 2024
3314(G)(2)(A)11$750May 2023May 2023
3648 O11$750Jan 1991Jan 1991
3340(E)11$638Jun 2023Jun 2023
3340(C)(2)(A)11$638Jun 2023Jun 2023
4051 A11$600Apr 2008Apr 2008
3203 A07 C11$600Apr 2008Apr 2008

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 1151 within CA. Peer group: 6,184 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $333
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
7
Accident
8
Referral
1
Follow-up
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 SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA. 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
Jan 25, 2013AMPUTATED,FOOD PREPARATION,FINGER,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CONVEYOR,SPROCKET1
Dec 29, 2008SEVERED,AMPUTATED,FINGER,WORK RULES,CLEANING,MACHINE OPERATOR,JAMMED,LOCKOUT,SHEARED,UNTRAINED1
Dec 5, 2007FOOD PACKAGING MACH,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CRUSHED,HAND11

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
9 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 9 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$7,571
Employees affected
1

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. 1 statute · 2 violations · $7,571 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 2014121$7,571

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; 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 · 2 violations · $7,571 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Dec 2012 – Dec 2014Dried and Dehydrated Food ManufacturingFLSA21$7,571

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 SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA. 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 SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA
12773 & 12774 N. BETHEL AVE. · KINGSBURG, CA, 93631
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$-40458.07
Obligated (all-time)
$115.0M
Awards
71
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$115.0M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311423 - DRIED AND DEHYDRATED FOOD MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2023-09-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-11-24Complaint11$7,650
2024-05-15Accident1$850
2024-03-22Follow-up0$0
2023-04-11Accident43$18,300
2023-02-03Accident31$19,276
2021-10-20Accident31$15,595
2020-10-23Complaint0$0
2019-02-20Complaint0$0
2018-09-06Complaint0$0
2017-02-21Complaint32$9,875
2015-10-19Complaint0$0
2013-05-29Complaint0$0
2013-01-31Accident21$7,310
2009-04-23Accident31$7,685
2008-02-22Accident61$20,585
1990-12-05Accident85$8,750
1988-04-06Referral11$500

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA 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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Frequently asked

What is SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA's OSHA violation history?
SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $116,376 in total penalties.
How does SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA's safety record compare to its industry?
SUN-MAID GROWERS OF CALIFORNIA operates in the postharvest crop activities (except cotton ginning) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.7.