Los Angeles Department of Water and Power safety record at a glance
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has been the subject of 44 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 27, 2001 and Oct 27, 2026. 23 of them were accident inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 36 in all: 16 serious. Inspectors proposed $303,665 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $244,995. The largest single penalty, $59,060, came from an inspection opened Mar 28, 2025 in Van Nuys. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #76 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Utilities; Public Administration. Worksites in Los Angeles, Highland Park, Pacific Palisades, Van Nuys, Santa Clarita, Bishop, Wilmington, Sherman Oaks.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2026 | Los Angeles | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Highland Park | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| May 19, 2026 | Los Angeles | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Apr 8, 2026 | Pacific Palisades | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Mar 28, 2025 | Van Nuys | Accident | 5 citations 4 serious | $59,060 | $59,060 | open |
| Sep 6, 2024 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Santa Clarita | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | Bishop | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 10, 2023 |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Los Angeles | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $16,150 | $13,300 | open |
| Jan 5, 2022 | Wilmington | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,500 | $19,500 | Nov 24, 2025 |
| May 3, 2021 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | open |
| Oct 29, 2020 | Sherman Oaks | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | open |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Bishop | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 19, 2021 |
| Jul 29, 2020 | Bishop | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 5, 2021 |
| Apr 1, 2020 | Tarzana | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Jul 25, 2024 |
| May 6, 2019 | Sylmar | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations 1 serious | $18,635 | $18,635 | open |
| Apr 10, 2019 | Northridge | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 5, 2019 |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Bishop | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $9,600 | $3,325 | Dec 21, 2020 |
| Jan 8, 2019 | Lone Pine | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 13, 2019 |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Mission Hills | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $60,625 | $43,900 | Dec 22, 2023 |
| Sep 29, 2017 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 3 citations | $930 | $670 | Oct 18, 2018 |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Playa del Rey | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Woodland Hills | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $15,300 | $10,800 | Aug 30, 2018 |
| Feb 11, 2016 | Little Lake | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 12, 2016 |
| Jun 29, 2015 | Sherman Oaks | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | Apr 21, 2016 |
| Mar 25, 2013 | Long Beach | Accident | death 2 citations | $18,280 | $10,280 | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Jan 8, 2013 | Dunmovin | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Apr 9, 2012 | Saugus | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2012 |
| Mar 22, 2011 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | 0 | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Feb 18, 2011 | Lancaster | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 10, 2011 |
| Jan 6, 2010 | Saugus | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 6, 2010 |
| Jun 19, 2009 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Jun 17, 2009 | Lee Vining | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 22, 2009 |
| Mar 23, 2009 | Saugus | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Mar 23, 2009 |
| Nov 13, 2008 | Sylmar | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $29,995 | $10,495 | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Oct 16, 2008 | Saugus | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 16, 2008 |
| Feb 13, 2007 | Saugus | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Mar 7, 2006 | Olancha | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Mar 8, 2006 |
| Feb 8, 2005 | Reseda | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 8, 2006 |
| Jan 15, 2003 | Van Nuys | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 15, 2003 |
| Nov 21, 2002 | Little Lake | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 21, 2002 |
| Jul 30, 2001 | Saugus | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 8, 2001 |
| Jul 27, 2001 | Saugus | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 8, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Los Angeles Department of Water & Power; Los Angeles Department of Water and Power.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 8 citations, 4 serious, $49,260
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 3 citations, $1,365
- 8 CCR 2940: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 5192: 2 citations, 1 serious, $9,185
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,205
- 8 CCR 2944: 1 citation, 1 serious, $22,500
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 2940.6: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Los Angeles 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 Department 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.