Malcolm Drilling Company Inc safety record at a glance
Malcolm Drilling Company Inc has been the subject of 68 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 11, 2000 and Oct 19, 2026. 50 of them were planned inspections. 18 of them produced citations, 29 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $178,745 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $43,665. The largest single penalty, $19,030, came from an inspection opened Jan 11, 2000 in Los Angeles. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #1,911 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Los Angeles, San Marcos, San Jose, San Francisco, Richmond, Panorama City, Culver City, Byron.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Nov 29, 2021 | San Marcos | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,120 | $560 | Jun 4, 2024 |
| May 25, 2016 | San Jose | Accident | 3 citations | $24,125 | $16,125 | Oct 11, 2016 |
| May 17, 2016 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 11, 2016 |
| Oct 17, 2014 | San Francisco | Accident | 2 citations | $15,400 | $1,200 | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Oct 24, 2013 | Richmond | Accident | 1 citation | $6,750 | $250 | Oct 20, 2014 |
| Jul 20, 2011 | Los Angeles | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 24, 2011 |
| Sep 29, 2010 | Panorama City | Planned | 2 citations | $875 | 0 | Jun 27, 2011 |
| Jun 23, 2010 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 23, 2010 |
| Oct 20, 2009 | Culver City | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Oct 7, 2009 | Culver City | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 12, 2009 |
| Feb 9, 2009 | Byron | Planned | 1 citation | $750 | $300 | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Jan 15, 2009 | San Francisco | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | Dec 31, 2010 |
| Jan 14, 2009 | Byron | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 21, 2009 |
| Jan 24, 2008 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 24, 2008 |
| Apr 19, 2007 | Alamo | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2007 |
| Oct 3, 2006 | San Ramon | Complaint | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Jan 30, 2009 |
| Mar 9, 2006 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $2,700 | $300 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Jul 6, 2005 | Sacramento | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 28, 2005 |
| Jun 7, 2005 | Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 10, 2005 |
| Sep 22, 2004 | City of Industry | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 22, 2004 |
| Sep 14, 2004 | Martinez | Programmed related | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 2004 |
| Aug 4, 2004 | Oxnard | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 5, 2004 |
| Aug 2, 2004 | Oxnard | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 2, 2004 |
| Jul 14, 2004 | Oxnard | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 14, 2004 |
| Jul 9, 2004 | Oxnard | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 9, 2004 |
| Jun 30, 2004 | Oxnard | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 30, 2004 |
| Jun 23, 2004 | Martinez | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 2, 2004 |
| Jun 22, 2004 | Oxnard | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 22, 2004 |
| Apr 28, 2004 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 25, 2004 |
| Apr 23, 2004 | City of Industry | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 23, 2004 |
| Apr 22, 2004 | City of Industry | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 22, 2004 |
| Apr 15, 2004 | City of Industry | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 2004 |
| Apr 7, 2004 | Martinez | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Apr 29, 2004 |
| Dec 8, 2003 | Highland | Planned | 2 citations | $1,125 | $1,125 | Apr 23, 2004 |
| Nov 18, 2003 | Martinez | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Jan 15, 2004 |
| Oct 2, 2003 | San Francisco | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 2003 |
| Sep 4, 2003 | Martinez | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 22, 2003 |
| Sep 3, 2003 | Carson | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 28, 2007 |
| Jul 29, 2003 | Martinez | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 7, 2003 |
| May 20, 2003 | Los Angeles | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 27, 2003 |
| May 15, 2003 | Los Angeles | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 19, 2003 |
| Apr 28, 2003 | Los Angeles | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 30, 2003 |
| Apr 4, 2003 | Los Angeles | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 4, 2003 |
| Mar 13, 2003 | San Diego | Complaint | 2 citations | $250 | $125 | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Jan 22, 2003 | Los Angeles | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Feb 3, 2003 |
| Dec 19, 2002 | Yorba Linda | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 19, 2002 |
| Dec 11, 2002 | Oxnard | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 27, 2002 |
| Dec 2, 2002 | Fresno | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 9, 2002 |
| Nov 19, 2002 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 3, 2003 |
| Oct 24, 2002 | Los Angeles | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 21, 2002 |
| Oct 15, 2002 | Yorba Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 15, 2002 |
| Sep 20, 2002 | San Francisco | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 7, 2002 |
| Sep 10, 2002 | San Francisco | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 23, 2002 |
| Aug 7, 2002 | Morgan Hill | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 12, 2002 |
| Jun 28, 2002 | San Francisco | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 9, 2002 |
| Mar 29, 2002 | Martinez | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Mar 29, 2002 | San Francisco | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Dec 30, 2002 |
| Mar 19, 2002 | San Francisco | Planned | 2 citations | $560 | $560 | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Mar 1, 2002 | San Francisco | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Mar 13, 2002 |
| Jan 30, 2002 | San Francisco | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Feb 7, 2002 |
| Dec 13, 2001 | San Diego | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 15, 2002 |
| Jun 5, 2001 | Vernon | Accident | death 2 citations | $18,210 | $3,210 | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Sep 29, 2000 | Chico | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 22, 2000 |
| Jul 20, 2000 | Berkeley | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 20, 2000 |
| Jul 7, 2000 | Berkeley | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 4, 2000 |
| Apr 28, 2000 | San Francisco | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 5, 2000 |
| Jan 11, 2000 | Los Angeles | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious | $88,000 | $19,030 | Oct 18, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Malcolm Drilling CO., Inc.; Malcolm Drilling; Malcolm Drilling, Inc.; Malcolm Drilling CO.; Malcolm Drilling CO Inc; Malcolm Drilling Company; Malcolm Drilling Inc; Malcolm Drilling Inc.; Malcolm Drilling CO. Inc.; Malcolm Drilling Company, Inc.; Malcolm Drilling CO, Inc; Malcolm Drilling CO, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 5 citations, $11,050
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 1926.350: 2 citations, $1,125
- 8 CCR 5002: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, $1,125
- 8 CCR 5042: 1 citation, $1,030
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Los Angeles employment lawyer, San Jose 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 Malcolm Drilling Company 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.