FRESH EXPRESS INC.
900 EAST BLANCO ROAD, SALINAS, CA 93901 · NAICS 115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
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Inspection records
Aug 2, 2023#346889058Aug 2, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346889058$3,4504 viol.4 violations$3,450 in penalties
Inspection #346889058
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 2, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 11, 2024
- Contested
- Feb 1, 2024
- Final Order
- Aug 27, 2024
- Closed
- Aug 29, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 664
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,870
- Penalties on Record
- $3,450
- Site Address
- 901 E. Blanco Road, Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3270(B) Access General | Other | 2 | 30 | $560 | $450 | Feb 4, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| 01002 | 5189(E)(4) Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials | Other | 25 | 570 | $560 | $0 | Feb 4, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| 02001 | 5162(C) Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment | Serious | 1 | 8 | $2,700 | $2,700 | Feb 4, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 | |
| 03001 | 5189(J)(3) Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials | Serious | 15 | 570 | $4,050 | $300 | Feb 1, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 |
Jan 13, 2020#344574629Jan 13, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#344574629$23,5505 viol.5 violations$23,550 in penalties
Inspection #344574629
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 13, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 18, 2020
- Final Order
- Jul 1, 2020
- Closed
- Aug 10, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 576
- Related Activity
- 3 complaints
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $46,000
- Penalties on Record
- $23,550
- Site Address
- 900 East Blanco Rd., Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
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 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(A)(7)(D) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 200 | $1,000 | $600 | - | Jul 1, 2020 | |
| 02001 | 3328(C) Machinery and Equipment | Serious | 1 | 200 | $11,250 | $5,400 | Jun 30, 2020 | - | Jul 1, 2020 |
| 03001 | 3650(T)(33) Industrial Trucks. General | Serious | 1 | 200 | $11,250 | $5,400 | Jun 30, 2020 | - | Jul 1, 2020 |
| 04001 | 5141(A) Control of Harmful Exposure to Employees | Serious | 10 | 200 | $11,250 | $6,750 | Jun 30, 2020 | - | Jul 1, 2020 |
| 05001 | 5162(A) Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment | Serious | 1 | 200 | $11,250 | $5,400 | Jun 30, 2020 | - | Jul 1, 2020 |
Dec 27, 2018#343685681Dec 27, 2018Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#343685681$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343685681
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 27, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 12, 2019
- Closed
- Mar 21, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 East Blanco Road, Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jun 14, 2017#342402286Jun 14, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#342402286$10,0556 viol.6 violations$10,055 in penalties
Inspection #342402286
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 14, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 17, 2017
- Contested
- Dec 14, 2017
- Final Order
- Jan 3, 2018
- Closed
- Mar 19, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $19,050
- Penalties on Record
- $10,055
- Site Address
- 900 East Blanco Rd, Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2571.16 Emergency Illumination OSHA citation code: 25710016 B | Other | 6 | 300 | $400 | $325 | Dec 14, 2017 | Jan 3, 2018 | |
| 01002 | 5194(H)(1) Hazard Communication | Other | 3 | 300 | $200 | $160 | Dec 14, 2017 | Jan 3, 2018 | |
| 01003 | 6184(B) Employee Alarm Systems | Other | 3 | 300 | $450 | $365 | Dec 14, 2017 | Jan 3, 2018 | |
| 02001 | 3314(C) The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout | Serious | 1 | 300 | $5,400 | $4,385 | Dec 14, 2017 | Jan 3, 2018 | |
| 03001 | 3999(B) Conveyors | Serious | 300 | 3 | $5,400 | $435 | Dec 14, 2017 | Jan 3, 2018 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 6 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Sep 28, 2016#341804243Sep 28, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341804243$1,0003 viol.3 violations$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #341804243
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 28, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 6, 2017
- Contested
- Mar 21, 2017
- Final Order
- Mar 27, 2017
- Closed
- May 8, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 576
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,500
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 900 East Blanco Road, Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 424490 Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers
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 | 3650(C) Industrial Trucks. General | Other | 33 | 92 | $750 | $605 | Mar 21, 2017 | Mar 27, 2017 | |
| 01002 | 5144(F)(1) Respiratory Protection | Other | 1 | 1 | $300 | $30 | Mar 21, 2017 | Mar 27, 2017 | |
| 01003 | 5144(C) Respiratory Protection | Other | 1 | 7 | $450 | $365 | Mar 21, 2017 | Mar 27, 2017 |
Mar 4, 2016#341303006Mar 4, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341303006$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #341303006
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 4, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 6, 2016
- Final Order
- Jun 30, 2016
- Closed
- Jul 21, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 598
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 E. Blanco Rd., Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203(A)(3) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 35 | $0 | $0 | - | Jun 30, 2016 |
Sep 30, 2015#340964493Sep 30, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340964493$4,20510 viol.10 violations$4,205 in penalties
Inspection #340964493
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 30, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 8, 2016
- Final Order
- May 17, 2016
- Closed
- Sep 6, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 600
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 10
- Violation Types
- 10 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,065
- Penalties on Record
- $4,205
- Site Address
- 900 East Blanco Road, Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
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 10 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5189(O) Process Safety Management of Acutely Hazardous Materials | Other | 1 | 15 | $0 | $0 | Apr 28, 2016 | - | May 17, 2016 |
| 01002 | 3203(A)(6)(A) Injury and Illness Prevention Program | Other | 1 | 30 | $700 | $420 | Sep 30, 2016 | - | May 17, 2016 |
| 01003 | 3220(B) Emergency Action Plan | Other | 1 | 300 | $750 | $420 | Apr 28, 2016 | - | May 17, 2016 |
| 01004 | 3273(A) Working Area | Other | 1 | 30 | $185 | $185 | - | May 17, 2016 | |
| 01005 | 3314(J)(3) The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout | Other | 1 | 30 | $560 | $420 | Apr 28, 2016 | - | May 17, 2016 |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Apr 6, 2015#340524958Apr 6, 2015Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#340524958$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340524958
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 6, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 9, 2015
- Closed
- Sep 9, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 700
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 East Blanco Road, Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 493120 Refrigerated Warehousing and Storage
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Aug 25, 2011#315364828Aug 25, 2011Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#315364828$1,2001 viol.1 violation$1,200 in penalties
Inspection #315364828
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 25, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 1, 2011
- Closed
- Nov 19, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 750
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,200
- Penalties on Record
- $1,200
- Site Address
- 900 E. Blanco, Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 115114 Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
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 amputates finger in spin dryer equipment
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3314 The Control of Hazardous Energy for the Cleaning, Repairing, Servicing, Setting-Up, and Adjusting Operations of Prime Movers, Machinery and Equipment, Including Lockout/Tagout OSHA citation code: 3314 C | Other | 1 | 3 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Dec 5, 2011 | - | - |
Jun 14, 2010#314147232Jun 14, 2010Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#314147232$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #314147232
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 14, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 6, 2010
- Closed
- Dec 6, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 908
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 900 East Blanco Road, Salinas, CA 93901
- Industry
- 311991 Perishable Prepared Food Manufacturing
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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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.
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