What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Golden Empire Towing, Inc. at Quality Rd/Lerdo HWY, Bakersfield (Kern County) on Jan 25, 2018. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 78 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 6 citations (2 serious) and proposed $42,260 in penalties; the current total is $25,895. 6 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Dec 2, 2019. The employer has 3 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued May 26, 2018. Proposed $5,000, current $5,000. 15 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2018, final order Mar 25, 2019. Abatement due Jun 14, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 26, 2018. Proposed $325, current $325. 15 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2018, final order Mar 25, 2019. Abatement due Jun 14, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 26, 2018. Proposed $325, current $160. 2 instances. 15 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2018, final order Mar 25, 2019. Abatement due Jun 14, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 26, 2018. Proposed $160, current $160. 15 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2018, final order Mar 25, 2019. Abatement due Jun 14, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 26, 2018. Proposed $16,200, current $4,050. 15 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2018, final order Mar 25, 2019. Abatement due Jun 7, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
Issued May 26, 2018. Proposed $20,250, current $16,200. 15 workers exposed. Contested Jun 21, 2018, final order Mar 25, 2019. Abatement due Jun 7, 2018, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: chain,fracture,head,laceration,skull,struck by 1 hospitalized
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 342902202. 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 342902202, 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.