California Drilling and Blasting CO., Inc. safety record at a glance
California Drilling and Blasting CO., Inc. has been the subject of 47 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 6, 2000 and Oct 17, 2025. 22 of them were planned inspections. 14 of them produced citations, 18 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $13,030 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $12,855. The largest single penalty, $4,500, came from an inspection opened Jul 31, 2001 in San Marcos. That places the employer at #12,109 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Construction. Worksites in Columbia, Chula Vista, San Diego, Duarte, Weaverville, Baker, Camino, Tuolumne.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2025 | Columbia | Referral | 1 citation | $550 | $550 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Sep 19, 2024 | Chula Vista | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 9, 2024 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | San Diego | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 9, 2024 |
| May 13, 2024 | Duarte | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 12, 2024 |
| May 2, 2023 | Duarte | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Weaverville | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 11, 2022 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Baker | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 14, 2021 |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Camino | Referral | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Jan 4, 2018 | Tuolumne | Planned | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | May 17, 2018 |
| Mar 9, 2016 | French Gulch | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 6, 2016 |
| Feb 17, 2016 | Colton | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 22, 2016 |
| Jan 28, 2016 | Apple Valley | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Feb 5, 2015 | Half Moon Bay | Referral | 3 citations | $2,050 | $2,050 | Jan 11, 2016 |
| Aug 25, 2014 | San Diego | Programmed related | 1 citation | $410 | $410 | Jan 25, 2016 |
| Jun 18, 2013 | Sonora | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 9, 2013 |
| Aug 23, 2012 | Sonora | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 24, 2012 |
| Jul 10, 2012 | Corona | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 10, 2012 |
| Jan 12, 2011 | Corona | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 26, 2011 |
| Mar 2, 2010 | Corona | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 7, 2010 |
| May 14, 2009 | Susanville | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 20, 2009 |
| Apr 23, 2009 | Lake Elsinore | Planned | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Jun 19, 2009 |
| Sep 4, 2008 | Corona | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 12, 2008 |
| Jul 28, 2008 | Oneals | Planned | 1 citation | $200 | $200 | Jan 4, 2009 |
| Jul 3, 2007 | San Diego | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 16, 2007 |
| Jun 22, 2007 | Lake Elsinore | Programmed related | 2 citations | $610 | $435 | Apr 27, 2016 |
| Jun 1, 2007 | Moreno Valley | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 1, 2007 |
| Jan 3, 2007 | Corona | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 12, 2007 |
| Oct 6, 2006 | San Bernardino County | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 11, 2006 |
| Jun 22, 2006 | Jackson | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Jun 22, 2006 | Jackson | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 22, 2006 |
| Apr 19, 2006 | Corona | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Feb 23, 2006 | Ione | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 9, 2006 |
| Aug 4, 2005 | Half Moon Bay | Programmed related | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Feb 15, 2005 | Thousand Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Oct 16, 2003 | Canyon Country | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 24, 2003 |
| Sep 30, 2003 | Canyon Country | Programmed related | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Mar 15, 2004 |
| Sep 17, 2003 | Spring Valley | Accident | 1 citation | $200 | $200 | Dec 22, 2003 |
| Mar 24, 2003 | Corona | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 24, 2003 |
| Sep 6, 2002 | Corona | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 9, 2002 |
| Apr 26, 2002 | Corona | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 29, 2002 |
| Jul 31, 2001 | San Marcos | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $4,500 | $4,500 | Aug 9, 2004 |
| Jul 20, 2001 | Corona | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 20, 2001 |
| May 30, 2001 | Sonora | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 2001 |
| Dec 6, 2000 | Corona | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $2,900 | $2,900 | Feb 8, 2001 |
| Nov 2, 2000 | Agoura Hills | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 6, 2000 |
| Jul 26, 2000 | Jackson | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 2001 |
| Apr 6, 2000 | Hemet | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 12, 2000 |
Also recorded as: California Drilling & Blasting CO Inc; California Drilling & Blasting Company Inc; California Drilling and Blasting Company Inc; California Drilling and Blasting CO Inc; California Drilling & Blasting CO. Inc; California Drilling and Blasting CO.; California Drilling and Blasting Company; California Drilling and Blasting CO. Inc.; California Drilling & Blasting CO., Inc.; California Drilling and Blasting; California Drilling & Blasting Inc; California Drilling and Blasting Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5278: 4 citations, $1,110
- 8 CCR 7235: 2 citations, 2 serious, $7,200
- 8 CCR 5276: 2 citations, $700
- 8 CCR 5248: 2 citations, $700
- 8 CCR 6969: 2 citations, $560
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $410
- 8 CCR 5291: 1 citation, $1,800
- 8 CCR 7280: 1 citation, $200
Local pages: Chula Vista employment lawyer, San Diego 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 California Drilling and Blasting CO., Inc.
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.