MERCER RANCHES INC
46 SONOVA RD, PROSSER, WA 99350
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Inspection records
Feb 12, 2026#348766809Feb 12, 2026Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#348766809$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348766809
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 26, 2026
- Closed
- Feb 26, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 400 Alderdale Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- 111219
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.
Nov 17, 2025#348602244Nov 17, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348602244$4,8962 viol.2 violations$4,896 in penalties
Inspection #348602244
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 17, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 28, 2026
- Final Order
- Feb 20, 2026
- Closed
- Aug 20, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 125
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,896
- Penalties on Record
- $4,896
- Site Address
- 46 Sonova Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- 111219
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 296-307-28006(2)(A) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,448 | $2,448 | May 25, 2026 | - | Feb 20, 2026 |
| 01002 | 296-307-32013(1) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $2,448 | $2,448 | Mar 25, 2026 | - | Feb 20, 2026 |
Jun 5, 2025#348355934Jun 5, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348355934$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348355934
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 5, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 26, 2025
- Closed
- Jun 26, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 46 Sonova Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- 111219
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Jul 18, 2024#347699357Jul 18, 2024FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#347699357$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347699357
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 18, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 8, 2024
- Closed
- Oct 8, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 46 Sonova Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- 111219
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 dies from burns after grass fire incident
Aug 18, 2023#346980618Aug 18, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#346980618$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346980618
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 18, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 15, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 46 Sonova Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- 111219
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Sep 18, 2020#344947155Sep 18, 2020Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#344947155$1,2001 viol.1 violation$1,200 in penalties
Inspection #344947155
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 18, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 25, 2020
- Final Order
- Oct 9, 2020
- Closed
- Dec 1, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,200
- Penalties on Record
- $1,200
- Site Address
- 25 Paisano Ln., Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- 111219
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 296-307-16102(1)(D)(II) | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Oct 13, 2020 | - | Oct 9, 2020 |
Aug 14, 2017#342558228Aug 14, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342558228$4,2001 viol.1 violation$4,200 in penalties
Inspection #342558228
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2017
- Final Order
- Sep 15, 2017
- Closed
- Oct 23, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 240
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,200
- Penalties on Record
- $4,200
- Site Address
- 46 Sonova Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- 111219
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 296-307-076(1) | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | $4,200 | Aug 14, 2017 | - | Sep 15, 2017 |
Nov 26, 2001#304624794Nov 26, 2001Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#304624794$2,8008 viol.8 violations$2,800 in penalties
Inspection #304624794
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 26, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 6, 2001
- Closed
- Oct 19, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 321
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,800
- Penalties on Record
- $2,800
- Site Address
- 46 Sonova Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 0620901901 | Serious | 1 | 135 | $350 | $350 | Dec 6, 2001 | - | - |
| 01002 | 0620902601 | Serious | 2 | 55 | $350 | $350 | Jul 26, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 0620902701 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $350 | $350 | Jul 26, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004 | 0620903102 OSHA citation code: 0620903102 A | Serious | 30 | 135 | $1,750 | $1,750 | Dec 6, 2001 | - | - |
| 02001 | 620.9015 | Other | 1 | 135 | $0 | $0 | Jul 26, 2002 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 8 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 26, 2001#304825961Oct 26, 2001Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#304825961$2,4505 viol.5 violations$2,450 in penalties
Inspection #304825961
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 26, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 1, 2001
- Closed
- Dec 1, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 321
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 5 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,450
- Penalties on Record
- $2,450
- Site Address
- 46 Sonova Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 | 3070003002 | Serious | 14 | 321 | $350 | $350 | Mar 27, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3072801604 OSHA citation code: 3072801604 A | Serious | 5 | 50 | $350 | $350 | Feb 25, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3070.232 | Serious | 3 | 50 | $350 | $350 | Feb 25, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004 | 3073620901 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $700 | $700 | Jan 27, 2002 | - | - |
| 01005 | 3074800903 | Serious | 2 | 15 | $700 | $700 | Jan 27, 2002 | - | - |
Aug 2, 1991#111461968Aug 2, 1991Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#111461968$014 viol.14 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111461968
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 2, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 7, 1991
- Closed
- Oct 26, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 14
- Violation Types
- 14 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 46 Sonova Rd, Prosser, WA 99350
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (5 of 14 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3060002502 | Other | 1 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Jan 3, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3060003502 | Other | 1 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3060003504 | Other | 1 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 1991 | - | - |
| 01004 | 3060005502 | Other | 10 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 1991 | - | - |
| 01005 | 3060010001 | Other | 5 | 14 | $0 | $0 | Nov 4, 1991 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 14 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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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.
10 inspections, 1991 to 2026. 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).
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Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.