Hvi Cat Canyon, Inc. safety record at a glance
Hvi Cat Canyon, Inc. has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 30, 2018 and Jun 24, 2019. 1 of them were follow-up inspections. All of them produced citations, 18 in all: 1 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $29,305 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $22,555. The largest single penalty, $10,155, came from an inspection opened Aug 30, 2018 in Lost Hills. That places the employer at #5,556 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Worksites in Santa Maria, Lost Hills.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2019 | Santa Maria | Follow-up | 2 citations 2 repeat | $6,000 | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Oct 15, 2018 | Santa Maria | Complaint | 10 citations | $6,400 | Jul 18, 2019 |
| Aug 30, 2018 | Lost Hills | Accident | 6 citations 1 serious | $10,155 $16,905 proposed | Jul 26, 2019 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 3 citations, 1 serious, $8,810
- 8 CCR 5142, Mechanically Driven Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems to Provide Minimum Building Ventilation: 2 citations, $3,750
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $3,750
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 2 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 2500.8, Electrical, wiring methods: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 3220, Emergency action plan: 1 citation, $600
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Santa Maria 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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 Hvi Cat Canyon, 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 4, 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.