VLOT BROTHERS
3197 AVE 21 & RD 4, CHOWCHILLA, CA 93610 · NAICS 112111
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Inspection records
Mar 17, 2015#340470053Mar 17, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#340470053$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340470053
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 17, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 17, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 23, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21310 Road 4, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 112120
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.
Dec 5, 2013#316725977Dec 5, 2013Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#316725977$18,7502 viol.2 violations$18,750 in penalties
Inspection #316725977
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 5, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 16, 2014
- Contested
- May 1, 2014
- Final Order
- Aug 20, 2015
- Closed
- Sep 26, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 130
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,500
- Penalties on Record
- $18,750
- Site Address
- Ave 21, 2.2 Mi W Of Rd 4, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 112120
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's arm is caught in conveyor and is amputated
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3440 Agricultural Equipment OSHA citation code: 3440 D01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $6,750 | $18,000 | Apr 27, 2014 | May 1, 2014 | Aug 20, 2015 |
| 02001 | 3441 Operation of Agricultural Equipment OSHA citation code: 3441 A01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $6,750 | $750 | Apr 27, 2014 | May 1, 2014 | Aug 20, 2015 |
Mar 29, 2012#315074369Mar 29, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#315074369$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315074369
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 29, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 29, 2012
- Closed
- Mar 29, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 125
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Ave 21, 2.2 Mi W Of Rd 4, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 112120
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.
Jun 26, 2003#123911497Jun 26, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#123911497$8502 viol.2 violations$850 in penalties
Inspection #123911497
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 26, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 8, 2003
- Contested
- Oct 29, 2003
- Closed
- Nov 30, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 53
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,925
- Penalties on Record
- $850
- Site Address
- 3197 Ave 21 & Rd 4, Chowchilla, CA 93610
- Industry
- 112111
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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Oct 29, 2003. Final orders are recorded through Aug 29, 2007. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 A | Other | 1 | 4 | $2,925 | $850 | Oct 26, 2003 | Oct 29, 2003 | Aug 29, 2007 |
| 03001 | 5158 Other Confined Space Operations OSHA citation code: 5158 D02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Oct 26, 2003 | Oct 29, 2003 | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About 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.
4 inspections, 2003 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.
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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
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