Solar Turbines Inc safety record at a glance
Solar Turbines Inc has been the subject of 15 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 25, 2000 and Oct 9, 2026. 5 of them were planned inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 30 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $68,150 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $37,290. The largest single penalty, $28,600, came from an inspection opened Nov 12, 2020 in San Diego. That places the employer at #2,499 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Utilities. Worksites in San Diego, Newhall, Santa Clarita, Taft, Maricopa.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | San Diego | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jul 27, 2023 | San Diego | Planned | 1 citation | $710 | $560 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Nov 12, 2020 | San Diego | Accident | 5 citations 3 serious | $46,000 | $28,600 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Sep 7, 2017 | San Diego | Complaint | 3 citations | $14,340 | $1,310 | Sep 6, 2019 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | Newhall | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Aug 19, 2013 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2013 |
| Mar 14, 2012 | Santa Clarita | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Apr 28, 2011 | Taft | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Nov 21, 2007 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 30, 2007 |
| Jun 14, 2004 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 29, 2004 |
| Apr 15, 2004 | Santa Clarita | Programmed related | 6 citations | $2,150 | $2,150 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Mar 16, 2004 | Maricopa | Planned | 13 citations | $3,825 | $3,545 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Dec 20, 2002 | San Diego | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 18, 2003 |
| Oct 15, 2002 | San Diego | Accident | 2 citations | $1,125 | $1,125 | Jul 19, 2008 |
| Sep 25, 2000 | San Diego | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Solar Turbines; Solar Turbines Incorporated; Solar Turbines dba Berry Cogen-42; Solar Turbines Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5189: 11 citations, $3,075
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 2 serious, $16,675
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $1,375
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, $840
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $1,030
- 8 CCR 5192: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $745
- 8 CCR 4000: 1 citation, 1 serious, $11,300
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Diego employment lawyer, Santa Clarita 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 Solar Turbines 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.