Kenai Drilling Limited safety record at a glance
Kenai Drilling Limited has been the subject of 21 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 2, 2000 and May 28, 2026. 17 of them were accident inspections. 12 of them produced citations, 22 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $137,400 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $89,110. The largest single penalty, $18,185, came from an inspection opened Mar 9, 2026 in Mc Kittrick. 3 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #552 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 Middletown, Mc Kittrick, Tupman, Calipatria, Olancha, Wilmington, Ventura, Buttonwillow.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Middletown | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Mar 9, 2026 | Mc Kittrick | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,185 | $18,185 | open |
| Jan 23, 2020 | Tupman | Accident | 1 citation | $1,275 | $1,275 | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Calipatria | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $36,185 | $18,185 | Mar 10, 2022 |
| Aug 11, 2017 | Olancha | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 16, 2019 |
| Aug 29, 2012 | Wilmington | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | Aug 9, 2014 |
| Sep 26, 2011 | Ventura | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious | $24,750 | $750 | Oct 28, 2015 |
| Jul 12, 2011 | Buttonwillow | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | 0 | Apr 12, 2012 |
| Jun 8, 2011 | Niland | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 15, 2011 |
| Jun 4, 2009 | Cloverdale | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 18, 2009 |
| Mar 14, 2007 | Cloverdale | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 2008 |
| Oct 19, 2006 | Bakersfield | Accident | death 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Apr 7, 2010 |
| Jul 13, 2006 | Elk Hills | Accident | 1 citation | $420 | $420 | Feb 22, 2007 |
| Apr 13, 2006 | Fellows | Accident | 1 citation | $800 | $400 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Apr 13, 2006 | Fellows | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Feb 7, 2006 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 25, 2006 |
| Aug 27, 2004 | Bakersfield | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2004 |
| Jan 13, 2004 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 14, 2004 |
| Aug 7, 2001 | China Lake | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $6,750 | $6,750 | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Aug 7, 2001 | China Lake | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $5,620 | $5,620 | Sep 30, 2004 |
| May 2, 2000 | Long Beach | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $20,230 | $16,525 | Sep 4, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Kenai Drilling LTD; Kenai Drilling LTD.; Kenai Drilling Limited, dba Kenai Drilling; Kenai Drilling CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6507: 3 citations, $2,210
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $400
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, 2 serious, $11,135
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $3,325
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $1,235
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $185
- 8 CCR 5002: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 6586: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Kenai Drilling Limited
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.