Neil's Controlled Blasting LP safety record at a glance
Neil's Controlled Blasting LP has been the subject of 30 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 28, 2000 and Sep 11, 2024. 23 of them were planned inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $17,005 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $12,355. The largest single penalty, $8,100, came from an inspection opened Jul 18, 2008 in Loomis. That places the employer at #12,651 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Construction. Worksites in Newcastle, Pulga, Folsom, El Dorado, El Dorado Hills, Kernville, La Porte, Loomis.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2024 | Newcastle | Referral | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Pulga | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Aug 26, 2022 | Folsom | Accident | 2 citations | $5,515 | $3,265 | Sep 18, 2023 |
| Apr 11, 2014 | El Dorado | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 23, 2014 |
| Nov 20, 2013 | El Dorado Hills | Complaint | 1 citation | $130 | $130 | Jan 24, 2014 |
| Sep 19, 2012 | Kernville | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 19, 2012 |
| Jul 12, 2012 | La Porte | Planned | 1 citation | $110 | $110 | Sep 7, 2012 |
| Nov 10, 2011 | Loomis | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 17, 2011 |
| Apr 11, 2011 | Folsom | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 3, 2011 |
| Jan 7, 2011 | Quincy | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 24, 2011 |
| Aug 3, 2009 | Rocklin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 28, 2009 |
| Sep 12, 2008 | Placerville | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 2008 |
| Aug 19, 2008 | Etna | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 2, 2008 |
| Jul 21, 2008 | Granite Bay | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 20, 2008 |
| Jul 18, 2008 | Loomis | Complaint | 2 citations 2 serious | $8,100 | $8,100 | Dec 4, 2008 |
| Mar 11, 2008 | Auburn | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 16, 2008 |
| May 29, 2007 | Soda Springs | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 23, 2007 |
| Feb 12, 2007 | Smartville | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 15, 2007 |
| Oct 17, 2005 | Grass Valley | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Jul 15, 2005 | Cisco Grove | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 12, 2005 |
| Apr 22, 2005 | Folsom | Planned | 1 citation | $2,700 | $300 | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Jul 29, 2004 | Truckee | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 9, 2004 |
| Jan 27, 2004 | Paradise | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 9, 2004 |
| Jul 16, 2002 | El Dorado Hills | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2003 |
| May 29, 2002 | Auburn | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2003 |
| Sep 25, 2001 | Auburn | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 6, 2002 |
| Jun 14, 2001 | Rocklin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 2001 |
| Apr 23, 2001 | Auburn | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 2001 |
| Mar 8, 2001 | Penryn | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 12, 2001 |
| Aug 28, 2000 | Granite Bay | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Neil's Controlled Blasting, LP; Neil's Controlled Blasting, Inc.; Neil's Controlled Blasting; Neil's Controlled Blasting, Inc. LP; Neil's Controlled Blasting Inc; Neil's Controlled Blasting Inc.; Neil's Controlled Blasting, L.P.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5278: 3 citations, 2 serious, $8,550
- 8 CCR 5276: 2 citations, $430
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $2,750
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 1 citation, $515
- 8 CCR 1592, Warning methods, construction: 1 citation, $110
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 Neil's Controlled Blasting LP
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.