Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc. safety record at a glance
Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc. has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 5, 2006 and Jan 9, 2019. 13 of them were accident inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $37,515 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $27,545. The largest single penalty, $13,000, came from an inspection opened Apr 23, 2013 in Lost Hills. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #4,064 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Worksites in Coalinga, Bakersfield, Tupman, Valencia, McKittrick, Lost Hills, Fillmore, Meridian.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2019 | Coalinga | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | May 29, 2019 |
| Oct 24, 2017 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 6, 2018 |
| Apr 21, 2017 | Tupman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Dec 29, 2016 | Valencia | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 6, 2018 |
| Jun 4, 2014 | McKittrick | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Apr 23, 2013 | Lost Hills | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | $13,000 | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Aug 8, 2012 | Fillmore | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 26, 2012 |
| Jul 26, 2012 | Bakersfield | Accident | 4 citations | $1,305 | $1,025 | Mar 24, 2013 |
| Dec 10, 2010 | Bakersfield | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 27, 2011 |
| Sep 30, 2008 | Meridian | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $185 | Aug 1, 2010 |
| Aug 20, 2008 | Taft | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Aug 5, 2008 | Lodi | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Jul 24, 2008 | Wilmington | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Jun 7, 2008 | Willows | Accident | death 1 citation | $900 | $900 | May 4, 2011 |
| Mar 13, 2007 | Long Beach | Accident | 2 citations | $5,935 | $5,935 | Nov 5, 2008 |
| Oct 5, 2006 | Corning | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mar 3, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Ensign United States Drilling (California) Inc; Ensign United States Drilling California Inc.; Ensign United States Drilling (California), Inc.; Ensign United States Drilling California, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $13,750
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $10,000
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, $1,310
- 8 CCR 2320.2, Electrical, work on energized equipment: 1 citation, $935
- 8 CCR 6605: 1 citation, $900
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 3329, Machinery, operating procedures: 1 citation, $185
Accidents investigated
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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 Ensign United States Drilling (California) 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.