Michels Corp dba Michels Pipeline Construction safety record at a glance
Michels Corp dba Michels Pipeline Construction has been the subject of 51 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 3, 2004 and Sep 21, 2023. 40 of them were planned inspections. 10 of them produced citations, 21 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $73,255 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $42,825. The largest single penalty, $27,220, came from an inspection opened Jul 27, 2022 in Groveland. That places the employer at #1,990 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Manufacturing. Worksites in Groveland, Santa Ana, Orland, King City, Redding, Nipton, Los Angeles, Fairfield.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2023 | Groveland | Planned | 1 citation | $635 | $635 | Apr 17, 2024 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | Groveland | Planned | 2 citations | $1,120 | $935 | Jul 24, 2023 |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Groveland | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $47,650 | $27,220 | Mar 24, 2025 |
| May 4, 2022 | Groveland | Planned | 3 citations | $2,705 | $1,750 | Sep 26, 2022 |
| Jul 31, 2019 | Santa Ana | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 31, 2019 |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Orland | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 30, 2019 |
| Jul 10, 2019 | King City | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $10,000 | Dec 28, 2020 |
| May 31, 2018 | Redding | Referral | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Mar 21, 2019 |
| May 24, 2018 | Redding | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Jun 24, 2015 | Nipton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 22, 2015 |
| Oct 14, 2014 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 2014 |
| Aug 1, 2014 | Los Angeles | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Jun 18, 2014 | Los Angeles | Planned | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Jul 11, 2014 |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Los Angeles | Planned | 3 citations | $650 | $225 | Jan 15, 2015 |
| Mar 10, 2014 | Fairfield | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 10, 2014 |
| Dec 11, 2013 | Los Angeles | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 11, 2013 |
| May 21, 2013 | El Centro | Referral | 4 citations | $1,445 | $1,010 | May 12, 2016 |
| Feb 9, 2012 | Rio Vista | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Jan 17, 2012 | Fairfield | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 31, 2012 |
| Jul 23, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Jul 9, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 15, 2008 |
| Jul 3, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 26, 2010 |
| Jul 1, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 23, 2008 |
| Jun 20, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 30, 2008 |
| Jun 4, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 9, 2008 |
| Jun 2, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 9, 2008 |
| May 9, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 20, 2008 |
| Apr 21, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 6, 2008 |
| Feb 14, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Jun 15, 2010 |
| Jan 16, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 15, 2008 |
| Jan 16, 2008 | Rio Linda | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 15, 2008 |
| Oct 30, 2007 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 7, 2007 |
| Oct 25, 2007 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 7, 2007 |
| Oct 19, 2007 | Rio Linda | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 18, 2009 |
| Sep 19, 2007 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 4, 2007 |
| Sep 7, 2007 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 4, 2007 |
| Aug 27, 2007 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 5, 2007 |
| Aug 6, 2007 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 15, 2007 |
| Jul 16, 2007 | Rio Linda | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 27, 2012 |
| Jul 12, 2007 | Rio Linda | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 19, 2007 |
| Apr 24, 2006 | West Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 9, 2006 |
| Mar 10, 2006 | West Sacramento | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 23, 2006 |
| Jan 23, 2006 | West Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 26, 2006 |
| Oct 12, 2005 | West Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 31, 2005 |
| Jul 12, 2005 | West Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 12, 2005 |
| Jun 29, 2005 | West Sacramento | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 28, 2005 |
| Jun 1, 2005 | West Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 10, 2005 |
| Mar 11, 2005 | West Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Mar 24, 2005 |
| Feb 3, 2005 | West Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 2005 |
| Dec 14, 2004 | West Sacramento | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 8, 2005 |
| Dec 3, 2004 | West Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 8, 2004 |
Also recorded as: Michels Corporation dba Michels Pipeline Construct; Michels Corporation; Michels Corporation dba Michels Power; Michels Corp.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $335
- 8 CCR 5239: 1 citation, 1 serious, $22,950
- 8 CCR 1616.4: 1 citation, $10,000
- 8 CCR 5293: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,000
- 8 CCR 8440: 1 citation, $955
- 8 CCR 1512, Emergency medical services (construction): 1 citation, $795
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 1689: 1 citation, $635
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Santa Ana 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 Michels Corp dba Michels Pipeline Construction
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.