Aera Energy LLC safety record at a glance
Aera Energy LLC has been the subject of 20 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 6, 2000 and Sep 26, 2024. 9 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 23 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $53,525 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $26,365. The largest single penalty, $13,290, came from an inspection opened Jul 6, 2000 in Lost Hills. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #4,332 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Manufacturing; Utilities. Worksites in Lost Hills, Mc Kittrick, Ventura, McKittrick, Maricopa, Bakersfield, San Ardo.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2024 | Lost Hills | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 7, 2025 |
| Oct 13, 2021 | Mc Kittrick | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $23,060 | $11,630 | Apr 1, 2022 |
| Nov 13, 2014 | Ventura | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2015 |
| Dec 18, 2012 | Ventura | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 1, 2013 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | Ventura | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 5, 2012 |
| Feb 2, 2012 | McKittrick | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 18, 2012 |
| Jan 13, 2012 | McKittrick | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 23, 2012 |
| Nov 5, 2009 | Maricopa | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 2010 |
| Jan 7, 2009 | Ventura | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $3,375 | $420 | Jan 13, 2010 |
| Nov 21, 2008 | Mc Kittrick | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Dec 5, 2007 | Ventura | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 3, 2008 |
| Dec 5, 2007 | Ventura | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 13, 2008 |
| Jun 24, 2004 | Maricopa | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 4, 2004 |
| Sep 23, 2003 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Jan 11, 2007 |
| Sep 16, 2003 | Ventura | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $3,935 | $725 | Oct 2, 2006 |
| Jul 15, 2003 | San Ardo | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 3, 2004 |
| May 8, 2003 | McKittrick | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Apr 18, 2002 | Lost Hills | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 18, 2002 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | Maricopa | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2000 |
| Jul 6, 2000 | Lost Hills | Planned | 16 citations 2 serious | $22,855 | $13,290 | Aug 14, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Aera Energy; Aera Energy dba Belridge Gas Processing Plant; Aera Energy dba Ventura LPG Storage Facility; Aera Energy, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5189: 6 citations, 1 serious, $7,960
- 8 CCR 6535: 2 citations, $12,050
- 8 CCR 4070: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,750
- 8 CCR 6857: 2 citations, $560
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $455
- 8 CCR 3220, Emergency action plan: 2 citations, $370
- 8 CCR 461: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 1430.4: 1 citation, $300
Accidents investigated
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Aera Energy LLC
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.