Key Energy Services Inc. safety record at a glance
Key Energy Services Inc. has been the subject of 28 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 22, 2000 and Jan 21, 2021. 23 of them were accident inspections. 12 of them produced citations, 15 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $153,215 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $93,850. The largest single penalty, $42,000, came from an inspection opened May 30, 2008 in Coalinga. 4 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #499 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 6 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Bakersfield, Mc Farland, San Ardo, Fellows, Lost Hills, Tupman, McKittrick, Coalinga.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2021 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Mc Farland | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | 0 | Nov 26, 2024 |
| Aug 17, 2017 | San Ardo | Accident | 2 citations | $18,635 | $10,000 | Nov 4, 2019 |
| Feb 11, 2015 | Fellows | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 31, 2016 |
| Oct 15, 2014 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation | $675 | $675 | Nov 10, 2016 |
| Jul 17, 2014 | Lost Hills | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 7, 2016 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | Tupman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 1, 2016 |
| Sep 5, 2012 | Tupman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 4, 2014 |
| Apr 20, 2012 | Fellows | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | May 21, 2012 |
| Feb 5, 2009 | San Ardo | Accident | death 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Mar 1, 2012 |
| Aug 20, 2008 | Bakersfield | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 10, 2008 |
| Aug 19, 2008 | McKittrick | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| Aug 19, 2008 | McKittrick | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 10, 2008 |
| Aug 19, 2008 | McKittrick | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2008 |
| May 30, 2008 | Coalinga | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $24,750 | $42,000 | Mar 4, 2013 |
| May 20, 2008 | Fellows | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 13, 2009 |
| Jan 24, 2007 | Valley Acres | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 19, 2007 |
| Mar 21, 2006 | Tupman | Accident | 1 citation | $200 | 0 | Jul 10, 2008 |
| Jun 3, 2005 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 4, 2005 |
| Jun 3, 2005 | Taft | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 8, 2005 |
| Apr 20, 2005 | Valley Acres | Accident | death 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Mar 19, 2008 |
| Oct 5, 2004 | Los Angeles | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $36,000 | $3,000 | Dec 31, 2005 |
| Jun 29, 2004 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Jul 3, 2006 |
| Dec 3, 2002 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 6, 2003 |
| Jan 23, 2002 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $750 | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Apr 23, 2001 | McKittrick | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Nov 7, 2006 |
| Jun 9, 2000 | Tutman | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 6, 2000 |
| May 22, 2000 | McKittrick | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $750 | Oct 27, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Key Energy Services, Inc.; Key Energy Services; Key Energy Services Inc; Key Energy Services - California, Inc; Key Energy Services - California Inc.; Key Energy Services, LLC; Key Energy Services LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6535: 3 citations, 2 serious, $28,000
- 8 CCR 6631: 2 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations
- 8 CCR 6513: 1 citation, 1 serious, $25,000
- 8 CCR 6646: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 6507: 1 citation, 1 serious, $17,000
- 8 CCR 1534: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $675
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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Key Energy Services 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.