Ormat Nevada Inc safety record at a glance
Ormat Nevada Inc has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 11, 2006 and Mar 31, 2016. 4 of them were planned inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 33 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $130,305 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $86,405. The largest single penalty, $29,500, came from an inspection opened Oct 24, 2007 in Holtville. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #588 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Utilities; Construction. Worksites in Holtville, Brawley, Mammoth Lakes, Heber.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2016 | Holtville | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,350 | $9,675 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Nov 18, 2010 | Brawley | Planned | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Jan 27, 2011 |
| Jun 1, 2010 | Mammoth Lakes | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 25, 2010 |
| Mar 15, 2010 | Brawley | Programmed related | 5 citations | $1,305 | $1,305 | Sep 16, 2010 |
| Mar 11, 2010 | Brawley | Planned | 10 citations 1 serious | $15,170 | $15,170 | Nov 9, 2010 |
| Oct 24, 2007 | Holtville | Accident | death 4 citations 3 serious | $48,370 | $29,500 | Apr 21, 2010 |
| Nov 16, 2006 | Holtville | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 22, 2006 |
| Jun 6, 2006 | Heber | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $29,300 | $29,300 | Nov 29, 2007 |
| Jan 11, 2006 | Holtville | Planned | 8 citations | $16,435 | $1,080 | Sep 26, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Ormat Nevada, Inc.; Ormat Nevada Inc dba Mammoth Lakes LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5189: 10 citations, 1 serious, $13,980
- 8 CCR 2944: 3 citations, 2 serious, $25,000
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 3 citations, 1 serious, $9,675
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, $405
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $745
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $370
- 8 CCR 3657: 1 citation, 1 serious, $24,300
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
Accidents investigated
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Ormat Nevada 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.