Alpha Dyno Nobel safety record at a glance
Alpha Dyno Nobel has been the subject of 12 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 10, 2001 and Dec 15, 2021. 4 of them were programmed related inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 17 in all: 4 serious, 1 willful, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $35,415 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $22,250. The largest single penalty, $7,250, came from an inspection opened Aug 13, 2014 in Apple Valley. That places the employer at #5,678 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Construction. Worksites in Cool, Mojave, Orosi, Lincoln, Corona, Tehachapi, Apple Valley, Chula Vista.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2021 | Cool | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 2022 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | Mojave | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,750 | $3,750 | Mar 16, 2022 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mojave | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,150 | $2,475 | May 10, 2021 |
| Oct 16, 2019 | Orosi | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 1 repeat | $1,450 | $1,450 | May 24, 2021 |
| Sep 5, 2019 | Lincoln | Planned | 4 citations 1 serious | $10,390 | $2,850 | Nov 23, 2020 |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Corona | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 13, 2019 |
| Jun 16, 2017 | Tehachapi | Programmed related | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Aug 17, 2017 |
| Aug 13, 2014 | Apple Valley | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 1 serious 1 willful | $12,200 | $7,250 | Nov 17, 2016 |
| May 15, 2013 | Apple Valley | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 19, 2013 |
| Sep 13, 2012 | Chula Vista | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 2012 |
| Nov 29, 2007 | Lincoln | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 26, 2007 |
| Sep 10, 2001 | Lincoln | Planned | 5 citations | $4,100 | $4,100 | Oct 22, 2004 |
Also recorded as: Alpha Dyno Nobel dba Alpha Explosives; Alpha Dyno Nobel - Alpha Explosives.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5291: 3 citations, 3 serious, $8,100
- 8 CCR 5248: 3 citations, $6,375
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $825
- 8 CCR 3329, Machinery, operating procedures: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,475
- 8 CCR 2500.9: 1 citation, $1,800
- 8 CCR 3578: 1 citation, $1,800
- 8 CCR 4650: 1 citation, $200
- 8 CCR 461: 1 citation, $200
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 Alpha Dyno Nobel
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.