U.S. Borax Inc. safety record at a glance
U.S. Borax Inc. has been the subject of 24 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 13, 2000 and Jun 26, 2026. 9 of them were accident inspections. 11 of them produced citations, 29 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $149,255 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $91,355. The largest single penalty, $36,850, came from an inspection opened Aug 12, 2025 in Boron. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #525 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Manufacturing. Worksites in Boron, Wilmington, Lone Pine.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2026 | Boron | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Feb 19, 2026 | Boron | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Boron | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $54,000 | $36,850 | May 4, 2026 |
| Sep 25, 2024 | Boron | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Wilmington | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 1 serious | $24,935 | $18,185 | Oct 3, 2024 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Boron | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Feb 2, 2022 | Boron | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Boron | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 6, 2022 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | Boron | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 9, 2022 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Boron | Accident | 3 citations | $21,795 | $4,855 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Boron | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 30, 2021 |
| Feb 26, 2021 | Boron | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 11, 2021 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | Wilmington | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $16,950 | $14,140 | Apr 22, 2024 |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Boron | Planned | 3 citations | $850 | $850 | Mar 16, 2020 |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Boron | Complaint | 7 citations | $3,540 | $3,540 | Dec 17, 2018 |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Boron | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,075 | $1,075 | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Aug 3, 2015 | Boron | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | $10,000 | Aug 13, 2018 |
| Jul 1, 2013 | Boron | Complaint | 1 citation | $2,750 | $1,000 | Oct 10, 2014 |
| Jul 17, 2012 | Boron | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 8, 2012 |
| Apr 10, 2012 | Boron | Planned | 2 citations | $650 | $650 | Sep 7, 2012 |
| Sep 2, 2011 | Boron | Complaint | 1 citation | $210 | $210 | Feb 7, 2012 |
| Jun 20, 2011 | Lone Pine | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 27, 2011 |
| Oct 22, 2009 | Lone Pine | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 29, 2009 |
| Nov 13, 2000 | Boron | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 13, 2000 |
Also recorded as: US Borax (Paul Wildrick); US Borax Inc; U.S. Borax Inc; U.S. Borax, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 4 citations, 3 serious, $54,000
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $1,880
- 8 CCR 4650: 3 citations, $1,425
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, $1,175
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 2 citations, 1 serious, $13,390
- 8 CCR 5042: 2 citations, $4,575
- 8 CCR 3329, Machinery, operating procedures: 1 citation, 1 serious, $10,000
- 8 CCR 3363, Water supply: 1 citation, $1,000
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.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at U.S. Borax 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.