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State of California Department of Pesticide Regulation DECISION REPORT DPR-161 (Rev. 03119) COUNTY OF: San Joaquin DR -39-20190620-033 COMPANY/PERSON IINCIDENT DATE NAVARRA RANCH, C & A 05/06/2019 INCIDENT TYPE: O Investigation IOTHER TRACKING INFO Ox Inspection DETAILS OF INSPECTION 104-39-19-M040-019 Section Violated Section Title Violation Class 12973 Labeling - PPE Class B 6738 Regulations - PPE Class B 6734 Decontamination Facility Class B Alleged violation(s) could not be proven by a preponderance of the evidence necessary for an administrative civil penalty hearing. Describe specifics below - include section numbers and/or evidence issues. Investigation limited due to non-cooperation of complainant(s). Describe specifics below. ,xi Follow-up conducted/scheduled. Describe specifics below.. Mitigation measures to prevent future incidents have been adopted. Describe specifics below Other: Describe specifics below. Summary of Incident and Justification for not taking an Enforcement Action: On May 6, 2019, I, Biologist Dagenbach, was conducting routine surveillance and noticed an application taking place in an Almond orchard. I performed an inspection at 10:27 AM, on a worker using an airblast sprayer to apply pesticides. I inspected who was an employee for C & A Navarra Ranch. During the inspection, I found three violacont' s. The violations found involved missing PPE(safety glasses) which were required by the label, and no decontamination kit. The PPE and decontamination kit were missing because -left it in another tractor. I marked non -compliances for 3CCR 12973, 3CCR 6738, and 3CCR 6734. During the inspection, the property operator and supervisor, Mr. Navarra(PAC# 3998401), showed up. I explained the violations and had Mr. Navarra sign off on the inspection.The decontamination kit and glasses were brought to the site by Mr. Navarra. I told Mr. Navarra I would contact him within thirty days to perform a headquarters inspection. On June 13, 2019, at 10:00 AM, I was accompanied by Biologist Gill to C & A Navarra Ranch headquarters, to perform an inspection. Mr. Navarra and from Cal Ag safety, were present during the entire inspection. During the inspection, no violations were found. I explained the need for decontamination kits and all required PPE. Although the applicator was in an enclosed cab, and exempt from certain PPE requirements, PPE as required by the label must be available at the use site. In order to mitigate and avoid future non - compliances, Mr. Navarra stated he would personally make sure before starting an application that workers have decontamination kits and that required PPE would be present at all use sites. The initial use inspection resulted in three class B violations. This is C & A Navarra Ranches first class B violations within the past two years. No Injury or illness occured due to these non -compliances. No Distribution: Original - CAC; Copy - DPR Regional Office; Copy - Permit/Registration File