What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Northern Lights Mechanical Inc at 11226 Midway, Chico (Butte County) on Feb 13, 2001. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 5 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 12 citations (7 serious, 1 willful) and proposed $201,175 in penalties; the current total is $108,375. 12 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Sep 13, 2010. 1 worker died in the event that led to this inspection. The employer has 1 other inspection on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $525, current $525. 5 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 15, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $525, current $0. 5 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 27, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $525, current $525. 4 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 14, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $16,200, current $4,725. 5 instances. 5 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 15, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 15, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $16,200, current $3,650. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 20, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $16,200, current $3,650. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 20, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $16,200, current $3,650. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 20, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 2 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 20, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 3 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 20, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $16,200, current $1,050. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 20, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Aug 10, 2001. Proposed $70,000, current $42,000. 1 workers exposed. Contested Nov 28, 2001, final order Oct 5, 2005. Abatement due Aug 20, 2001, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: burn,gas,explosion 1 death
Your rights
If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 125722967. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 125722967, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. 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.