Bowen Engineering and Environmental safety record at a glance
Bowen Engineering and Environmental has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 13, 2005 and Dec 4, 2024. 5 of them were planned inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 10 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $32,240 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $15,540. The largest single penalty, $11,675, came from an inspection opened Nov 20, 2007 in Dos Palos. That places the employer at #9,892 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Construction. Worksites in Dunsmuir, Tulelake, Bakersfield, Sacramento, Dos Palos, Fresno.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | Dunsmuir | Planned | 1 citation | $175 | $175 | Dec 27, 2024 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Tulelake | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Jul 25, 2022 | Tulelake | Planned | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | Bakersfield | Planned | 2 citations | $335 | $335 | Feb 5, 2018 |
| Sep 18, 2012 | Sacramento | Planned | 2 citations | $430 | $430 | Feb 2, 2013 |
| Nov 20, 2007 | Dos Palos | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $18,475 | $11,675 | Apr 30, 2010 |
| May 13, 2005 | Fresno | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $12,600 | $2,700 | May 6, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Bowen Engineering & Environmental.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 2 citations, $440
- 8 CCR 1632, Floor, roof and wall openings: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,300
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $4,500
- 8 CCR 1533: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 341.9: 1 citation, $875
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $215
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $175
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Bakersfield employment lawyer.
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 Bowen Engineering and Environmental
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.