Establishment profile
VESSEY & CO INC
YEARGIN RD & ENZ RD, HOLTVILLE, CA, 92250
115115 — Farm Labor Contractors and Crew Leaders
EIN 951580868
Summary
VESSEY & CO INC has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 38 years of recorded history, with $9,235 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 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
VESSEY & CO 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
56% 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 · 20 citations in this view · $9,235 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3441 B | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 3653(A) | 1 | 1 | $810 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 3457 C02 B1 | 1 | 1 | $750 | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 3457 C03 C | 1 | 1 | $750 | May 2012 | May 2012 |
| 3210 B | 1 | 1 | $560 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 3395(C) | 1 | 1 | $450 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 3203(A)(4) | 1 | 1 | $400 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 29 CFR 4300.0029 A | 1 | 1 | $400 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 3457(C)(3)(B) | 1 | 1 | $325 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 4300.0032 A | 1 | 1 | $325 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 29 CFR 4300.0033 A | 1 | 1 | $325 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 3395(I) | 1 | 1 | $325 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 3661 C | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 2009 | Feb 2009 |
| 29 CFR 6401.0009 C01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 3203(A) | 1 | 1 | $240 | Jan 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| 3653 A | 1 | 1 | $150 | Aug 2011 | Aug 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1928.0110 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $100 | Apr 1991 | Apr 1991 |
| 3456 B | 1 | 1 | $85 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1928.0110 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1928.0110 C02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1988 | Mar 1988 |
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 20 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 131 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 VESSEY & CO 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2012 | AGRICULTUREFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Mar 28, 2011 | FRACTURE,SLIP,SLIPPERY SURFACE,ANKLE | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 17, 2008 | FINGER,CONSTRUCTION,CAUGHT BETWEEN,LACERATION,PIPE,STRUCK BY,IRRIGATION EQUIPMENT,NIP POINT | 1 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2013 – Jan 2014 | Other Vegetable (except Potato) and Melon Farming | — | — | 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 VESSEY & CO 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 VESSEY & CO 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 VESSEY & CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VESSEY & CO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
VESSEY & CO INC 1529 TOWLAND RD · HOLTVILLE, CA, 92250 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VESSEY & CO INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2025-07-17 | Planned | 7 | — | $2,590 | |
| 2019-07-03 | Complaint | 3 | — | $1,250 | |
| 2017-03-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-08-20 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2014-05-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-08-20 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-04-11 | Planned | 2 | — | $1,500 | |
| 2011-06-22 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $2,850 | |
| 2011-04-18 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-03-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-01-22 | Planned | 1 | — | $560 | |
| 2008-12-05 | Accident | 1 | — | $300 | |
| 1993-03-04 | Complaint | 1 | — | $85 | |
| 1990-11-28 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $100 | |
| 1988-03-09 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 |
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 VESSEY & CO 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 VESSEY & CO INC's OSHA violation history?
- VESSEY & CO INC has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $9,235 in total penalties.
- How does VESSEY & CO INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- VESSEY & CO INC operates in the farm labor contractors and crew leaders industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.2. VESSEY & CO INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.9 compared to an industry average of 2.8.
- Has VESSEY & CO INC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving VESSEY & CO INC.