NICHOLS FARMS
5 1/2 AVE & IDAHO AVE, HANFORD, CA 93230 · NAICS 111335
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Inspection records
Feb 16, 2016#341261717Feb 16, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341261717$9353 viol.3 violations$935 in penalties
Inspection #341261717
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 16, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 15, 2016
- Final Order
- Aug 15, 2016
- Closed
- Aug 8, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 250
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $935
- Penalties on Record
- $935
- Site Address
- 13762 1st Ave, Hanford, CA 93230
- Industry
- 111335
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3272(C) Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways | Other | 1 | 3 | $185 | $185 | Aug 10, 2016 | - | Aug 15, 2016 |
| 01002 | 5157(C)(5)(B) Permit-Required Confined Spaces | Other | 1 | 3 | $375 | $375 | Aug 10, 2016 | - | Aug 15, 2016 |
| 01003 | 5157(E) Permit-Required Confined Spaces | Other | 1 | 3 | $375 | $375 | Aug 10, 2016 | - | Aug 15, 2016 |
Dec 6, 2012#316720911Dec 6, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#316720911$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316720911
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 6, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 2012
- Closed
- Dec 21, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 210
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 13762 First Ave., Hanford, CA 93230
- Industry
- 115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
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 30, 2011#315072918Nov 30, 2011FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#315072918$5501 viol.1 violation$550 in penalties
Inspection #315072918
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 30, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 1, 2011
- Closed
- Jun 13, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 35
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $550
- Penalties on Record
- $550
- Site Address
- 5 1/2 Ave & Idaho Ave, Hanford, CA 93230
- Industry
- 111335
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.
Diesel tank ruptures, striking and killing worker
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3301 Use of Compressed Air or Gases OSHA citation code: 3301 E | Other | 1 | 1 | $550 | $550 | May 16, 2012 | - | - |
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About these records
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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.
3 inspections, 2011 to 2016. 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
Crop Production, 16,575 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.