Establishment profile
VALDIVIA FARMS INC
COLLEGE & SUNNY CREEK RD/ACROSS 4901 CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CA, 92008
115112 — Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating
Summary
VALDIVIA FARMS INC has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $6,605 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 6,174 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
VALDIVIA FARMS INC 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $5,955 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3203 A | 3 | 3 | $505 | May 1997 | Oct 2011 |
| 3457 C03 C | 1 | 1 | $750 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 3457 C01 B | 1 | 1 | $750 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 3456 B | 1 | 1 | $560 | May 1997 | May 1997 |
| 3457 C03 A | 1 | 1 | $410 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 340 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Dec 2000 | Dec 2000 |
| 3203 B01 | 1 | 1 | $275 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 3664 A | 1 | 1 | $275 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 5194 B06 C | 1 | 1 | $275 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 3439 A | 1 | 1 | $260 | Dec 2000 | Dec 2000 |
| 3457 C03 G4 | 1 | 1 | $225 | May 1997 | May 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1928.0110 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $200 | Nov 1989 | Nov 1989 |
| 3439 B | 1 | 1 | $175 | Dec 2000 | Dec 2000 |
| 3400 B | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 3395 F03 | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 3395 F01 | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 3668 A01 | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0017 A | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 5194 E01 | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 5194 G08 | 1 | 1 | $135 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
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 1151 within CA. Peer group: 6,174 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for VALDIVIA FARMS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 VALDIVIA FARMS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 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 · $0 in backwages · $7,389 in civil penalties
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-2A agricultural visa | Dec 2023 | 1 | 2 | — | — | $7,389 |
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 · $0 in backwages · $7,389 in civil penalties
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2023 – Dec 2023 | Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming | H-2A | 2 | 0 | — | $7,389 |
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 VALDIVIA FARMS 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 VALDIVIA FARMS 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 VALDIVIA FARMS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VALDIVIA FARMS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VALDIVIA FARMS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-09-13 | Complaint | 18 | — | $4,355 | |
| 2000-08-15 | Planned | 4 | — | $1,045 | |
| 1997-04-15 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $1,005 | |
| 1995-03-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-07-14 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-07-16 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-01-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-10-27 | Planned | 1 | — | $200 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VALDIVIA FARMS 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is VALDIVIA FARMS INC's OSHA violation history?
- VALDIVIA FARMS INC has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $6,605 in total penalties.
- How does VALDIVIA FARMS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- VALDIVIA FARMS INC operates in the soil preparation, planting, and cultivating industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2.