CA CORRECTIONS - VALLEY STATE PRISON
21633 AVE. 24NULL, CHOWCHILLA, CA 93610 · NAICS 922140
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Inspection records
May 18, 2022#345967749May 18, 2022Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345967749$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345967749
Dates
- Opened
- May 18, 2022
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 28, 2022
- Closed
- Jul 28, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21633 Avenue 24, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 922140
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Apr 26, 2021#345272934Apr 26, 2021Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345272934$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345272934
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 26, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 29, 2021
- Closed
- Oct 29, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21633 Avenue 24, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 922140
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Jan 13, 2021#345098602Jan 13, 2021FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#345098602$5,7351 viol.1 violation$5,735 in penalties
Inspection #345098602
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 13, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 29, 2021
- Contested
- Jan 8, 2022
- Final Order
- Oct 4, 2023
- Closed
- Nov 20, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 15
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,735
- Site Address
- 21633 Ave 24, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 922140
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
One employee with covid-19 infection dies and another employ
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5199(D)(1) Aerosol Transmissible Diseases | Serious | 11 | 100 | $9,000 | $5,735 | Oct 12, 2021 | Jan 8, 2022 | Oct 4, 2023 |
Jan 5, 2021#345085674Jan 5, 2021OpenFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, HealthOpen#345085674$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345085674
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 5, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Open
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21633 Ave. 24null, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 922140
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summary
Jul 14, 2017#342471323Jul 14, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#342471323$3,3751 viol.1 violation$3,375 in penalties
Inspection #342471323
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 14, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 2017
- Contested
- Jan 11, 2018
- Final Order
- Apr 14, 2020
- Closed
- Jun 11, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,375
- Penalties on Record
- $3,375
- Site Address
- 21633 Avenue 24, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 922140
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03001 | 4070(A) Guarding | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,375 | $3,375 | Jan 11, 2018 | Apr 14, 2020 |
Mar 21, 2017#342189123Mar 21, 2017Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#342189123$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342189123
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 21, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 22, 2017
- Closed
- Mar 5, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 900
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21633 Avenue 24, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 922140
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Inmate employee slips on icy roof, falls and fractures leg
Feb 9, 2015#340324474Feb 9, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340324474$1,1702 viol.2 violations$1,170 in penalties
Inspection #340324474
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 9, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 1, 2015
- Final Order
- May 5, 2015
- Closed
- May 11, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 943
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,170
- Penalties on Record
- $1,170
- Site Address
- 21633 Avenue 24, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 922140
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(A)(6) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 3 | $420 | $420 | Apr 28, 2015 | - | May 5, 2015 |
| 01002 | 3277(K) Fixed Ladders | Other | 1 | 3 | $750 | $750 | Apr 28, 2015 | - | May 5, 2015 |
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
7 inspections, 2015 to 2022. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Public Administration, 17,097 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.