Total-Western, Inc. safety record at a glance
Total-Western, Inc. has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 5, 2000 and Jan 7, 2025. 4 of them were accident inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $70,435 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $30,625. The largest single penalty, $21,000, came from an inspection opened Apr 16, 2021 in Bakersfield. 3 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #3,423 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Coalinga, Long Beach, Pittsburg, Bakersfield, El Segundo, Fresno, Antioch.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 2025 | Coalinga | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 10, 2025 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Long Beach | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Jun 1, 2022 | Pittsburg | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Apr 16, 2021 | Bakersfield | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $33,125 | $21,000 | Nov 13, 2025 |
| Jul 24, 2018 | Bakersfield | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Feb 20, 2014 | Bakersfield | Referral | death 1 citation | $185 | 0 | Jun 5, 2015 |
| Mar 17, 2005 | El Segundo | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,750 | $2,250 | Oct 17, 2007 |
| Oct 12, 2001 | Long Beach | Accident | death 2 citations | $18,375 | $7,375 | Jun 24, 2004 |
| Sep 21, 2000 | Fresno | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 2000 |
| Apr 5, 2000 | Antioch | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 25, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Total Western Inc; Total Western; Total-Western Inc; Total-Western, Inc dba Gene Watson Construction; Total-Western Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $1,125
- 8 CCR 2944: 1 citation, $7,000
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $1,500
- 8 CCR 1430.29: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
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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 Total-Western, 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.