Los Angeles City Dept. of Water and Power safety record at a glance
Los Angeles City Dept. of Water and Power has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 15, 2000 and Jan 26, 2015. 3 of them were accident inspections. 2 of them produced citations, 3 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $6,040 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $5,620. The largest single penalty, $5,060, came from an inspection opened Jan 26, 2015 in Santa Clarita. That places the employer at #22,820 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Utilities. Worksites in Santa Clarita, Long Beach, Studio City, Castaic, 10196894 City, Van Nuys.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2015 | Santa Clarita | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $5,480 | $5,060 | open |
| Nov 14, 2013 | Long Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 8, 2014 |
| Jul 16, 2013 | Studio City | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 11, 2013 |
| Feb 9, 2011 | Castaic | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Aug 21, 2011 |
| Jan 21, 2005 | 10196894 City | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 28, 2005 |
| Feb 15, 2000 | Van Nuys | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 8, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Los Angeles City, Dept. of Water & Power; Los Angeles City Dept of Water & Power; Los Angeles City Dept. of Water & Power.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,060
- 8 CCR 3583: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Santa Clarita employment lawyer, Long Beach 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 Los Angeles City Dept. of Water and Power
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.