Clearlake Lava Inc safety record at a glance
Clearlake Lava Inc has been the subject of 37 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 2, 2000 and Dec 4, 2025. 35 of them were planned inspections. 25 of them produced citations, 64 in all: 2 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $34,760 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $17,055. The largest single penalty, $4,150, came from an inspection opened Aug 29, 2018 in Colusa. That places the employer at #8,730 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 Lower Lake, Clearlake Oaks, Middletown, Colusa.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2025 | Lower Lake | Planned | 2 citations | $400 | $400 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Oct 3, 2025 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | $240 | $240 | Dec 23, 2025 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 20, 2024 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Middletown | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 22, 2023 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Dec 30, 2022 |
| Oct 28, 2021 | Lower Lake | Planned | 2 citations | $2,005 | $510 | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Lower Lake | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 1, 2020 |
| Nov 21, 2018 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 2 citations 1 repeat | $1,800 | $1,800 | May 28, 2019 |
| Aug 29, 2018 | Colusa | Accident | 8 citations | $7,940 | $4,150 | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Apr 25, 2018 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 3 citations | $545 | $545 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| Dec 21, 2017 | Lower Lake | Planned | 3 citations | $525 | $525 | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Aug 10, 2016 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 12 citations 2 serious | $13,215 | $3,720 | May 17, 2018 |
| Dec 30, 2014 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Feb 5, 2015 |
| Jul 30, 2014 | Lower Lake | Planned | 1 citation | $110 | $110 | Jan 6, 2016 |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Lower Lake | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Mar 28, 2014 |
| Jan 9, 2014 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | $75 | $75 | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Jan 9, 2014 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 14, 2014 |
| Jul 27, 2012 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 31, 2012 |
| May 31, 2012 | Lower Lake | Planned | 1 citation | $110 | $110 | Jul 31, 2012 |
| May 30, 2012 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 2 citations | $220 | $220 | Jul 31, 2012 |
| Jan 6, 2011 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Feb 5, 2011 |
| Jan 6, 2011 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 2011 |
| Jul 14, 2009 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Jul 14, 2009 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Jul 14, 2009 | Lower Lake | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 21, 2009 |
| May 22, 2008 | Lower Lake | Planned | 2 citations | $465 | $465 | Jan 4, 2009 |
| Apr 2, 2008 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 18, 2008 |
| Apr 2, 2008 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 10, 2008 |
| May 22, 2007 | Lower Lake | Planned | 4 citations | $4,000 | $1,075 | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Mar 22, 2007 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Jul 11, 2007 |
| Aug 17, 2006 | Lower Lake | Planned | 4 citations | $900 | $900 | May 31, 2007 |
| Jun 8, 2006 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 4 citations | $1,050 | $1,050 | Oct 24, 2006 |
| May 25, 2006 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 2 citations | $600 | $600 | Feb 20, 2008 |
| Sep 18, 2001 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 2 citations | $110 | $110 | Mar 1, 2002 |
| Dec 14, 2000 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 2 citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Sep 27, 2000 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Oct 26, 2000 |
| Feb 2, 2000 | Clearlake Oaks | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Mar 22, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Clearlake Lava, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 5 citations, $2,395
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 5 citations, $1,050
- 8 CCR 7016: 5 citations, $1,040
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 4 citations, $900
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 2 serious, $2,380
- 8 CCR 3277: 3 citations, $975
- 8 CCR 5204: 3 citations, $825
- 8 CCR 7046: 3 citations, $675
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Clearlake Lava 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.