COLOR SPOT NURSERIES, INC.
420 ESPINOSA ROAD, SALINAS, CA 93912
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Inspection records
Aug 20, 2015#340872886Aug 20, 2015Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#340872886$5,9755 viol.5 violations$5,975 in penalties
Inspection #340872886
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 20, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 20, 2015
- Contested
- Dec 21, 2015
- Final Order
- Apr 27, 2016
- Closed
- May 26, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 988
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,625
- Penalties on Record
- $5,975
- Site Address
- 420 Espinosa Rd., Salinas, CA 93907
- Industry
- 111422
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3241(A) Live Loads | Other | 2 | 5 | $375 | $200 | Dec 12, 2015 | Dec 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 |
| 01002 | 3203(A) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 255 | $375 | $300 | Dec 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| 01003 | 3578(G) Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding | Other | 1 | 5 | $375 | $300 | Dec 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 | |
| 02001 | 4051(A) Projecting Shaft Ends | Other | 2 | 5 | $9,000 | $675 | Nov 19, 2015 | Dec 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 |
| 03001 | 4070(A) Guarding | Serious | 1 | 5 | $4,500 | $4,500 | Dec 21, 2015 | Apr 27, 2016 |
Oct 21, 2013#317200350Oct 21, 2013Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#317200350$8501 viol.1 violation$850 in penalties
Inspection #317200350
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 21, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 3, 2014
- Closed
- Jan 18, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $850
- Penalties on Record
- $850
- Site Address
- 420 Espinosa Rd., Salinas, CA 93907
- Industry
- 111421
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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $850 | $850 | Jan 10, 2014 | - | - |
Mar 30, 2011#315265454Mar 30, 2011Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#315265454$3,0703 viol.3 violations$3,070 in penalties
Inspection #315265454
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 30, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 30, 2011
- Contested
- Jun 10, 2011
- Closed
- Feb 20, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 17
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,745
- Penalties on Record
- $3,070
- Site Address
- 325 Espinosa Rd, Salinas, CA 93907
- Industry
- 111422
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jun 10, 2011. Final orders are recorded through Feb 7, 2012. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3653 Seat Belts OSHA citation code: 3653 A | Other | 1 | 17 | $185 | $185 | Jun 8, 2011 | - | - |
| 01002 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 E | Other | 1 | 17 | $185 | $185 | Jun 8, 2011 | - | - |
| 02001 | 3440 Agricultural Equipment OSHA citation code: 3440 C01 | Serious | 1 | 17 | $3,375 | $2,700 | May 11, 2011 | Jun 10, 2011 | Feb 7, 2012 |
Mar 19, 2009#312760184Mar 19, 2009Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#312760184$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312760184
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 19, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 24, 2009
- Closed
- Aug 24, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 400
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 325 Espinosa Road, Salinas, CA 93907
- Industry
- 111422
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.
Jan 24, 2000#119685840Jan 24, 2000Accident (A) · Complete scope, Safety#119685840$5,0459 viol.9 violations$5,045 in penalties
Inspection #119685840
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 24, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 4, 2000
- Closed
- Nov 17, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,045
- Penalties on Record
- $5,045
- Site Address
- 420 Espinosa Road, Salinas, CA 93912
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Employee caught between semi and loading dock
Violations
Violation list (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2340.22 Identification of Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400022 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $185 | $185 | Jun 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3577 Protection Devices OSHA citation code: 3577 B | Other | 1 | 1 | $185 | $185 | Jun 6, 2000 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4851 Arc Welding and Cutting OSHA citation code: 4851 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $280 | $280 | Jun 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 01004 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 G01 | Other | 2 | 1 | $185 | $185 | Jun 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 01005 | 6151 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 6151 G01 | Other | 2 | 5 | $185 | $185 | Jun 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 01006 | 461 Permits to Operate OSHA citation code: 461 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $185 | $185 | Jun 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 01007 | 2510.5 Wet and Damp Locations | Other | 1 | 1 | $280 | $280 | Jun 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 01008 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $185 | $185 | Jun 21, 2000 | - | - |
| 02001 | 2340.23 Openings (Repealed) | Serious | 5 | 1 | $3,375 | $3,375 | May 27, 2000 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
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.
5 inspections, 2000 to 2015. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
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.