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VALDIVIA FARMS INC

COLLEGE & SUNNY CREEK RD/ACROSS 4901 CAMINO REAL, CARLSBAD, CA, 92008
115112Soil Preparation, Planting, and Cultivating

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OSHA inspections
8
over 36 years
Violations
27
$6,605 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

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

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
27
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$6,605
$245 avg / violation
4% serious96% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 8

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3203 A33$505May 1997Oct 2011
3457 C03 C11$750Oct 2011Oct 2011
3457 C01 B11$750Oct 2011Oct 2011
3456 B11$560May 1997May 1997
3457 C03 A11$410Oct 2011Oct 2011
34011$350Dec 2000Dec 2000
3203 B0111$275Oct 2011Oct 2011
3664 A11$275Oct 2011Oct 2011
5194 B06 C11$275Oct 2011Oct 2011
3439 A11$260Dec 2000Dec 2000
3457 C03 G411$225May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1928.0110 C02 I11$200Nov 1989Nov 1989
3439 B11$175Dec 2000Dec 2000
3400 B11$135Oct 2011Oct 2011
3395 F0311$135Oct 2011Oct 2011
3395 F0111$135Oct 2011Oct 2011
3668 A0111$135Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 2340.0017 A11$135Oct 2011Oct 2011
5194 E0111$135Oct 2011Oct 2011
5194 G0811$135Oct 2011Oct 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

100th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $330
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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

Industry avg TRIR
2.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
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

Planned
5
Complaint
2
Referral
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 VALDIVIA FARMS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
H-2A agricultural visaDec 202312$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 periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2023 – Dec 2023Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon FarmingH-2A20$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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-09-13Complaint18$4,355
2000-08-15Planned4$1,045
1997-04-15Planned41$1,005
1995-03-13Complaint0$0
1993-07-14Planned0$0
1992-07-16Referral0$0
1990-01-09Planned0$0
1989-10-27Planned1$200

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 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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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.