Golden State Drilling, Inc. safety record at a glance
Golden State Drilling, Inc. has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 5, 2002 and Jul 27, 2018. 6 of them were accident inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 7 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $88,175 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $52,055. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Jan 14, 2003 in Bakersfield. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,378 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 2 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Worksites in Lost Hills, McKittrick, Bakersfield.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2018 | Lost Hills | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Apr 13, 2009 | McKittrick | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $9,000 | $3,375 | Jun 9, 2010 |
| Aug 19, 2008 | McKittrick | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Aug 19, 2008 | McKittrick | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Aug 5, 2008 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 10, 2008 |
| May 9, 2008 | McKittrick | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $24,750 | $8,430 | Nov 5, 2009 |
| Jan 14, 2003 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Jun 28, 2006 |
| Aug 30, 2002 | McKittrick | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious | $18,425 | $4,250 | Jul 7, 2005 |
| Mar 5, 2002 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Nov 13, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Golden State Drilling; Golden State Drilling Inc; Golden State Drilling Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 6648: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 6691: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,060
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,825
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
- 8 CCR 5001: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,370
- 8 CCR 3661: 1 citation, $425
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Golden State Drilling, 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.