What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Bland A/C & Heating, Inc. at 2804 Mosasco St., Bakersfield (Kern County) on Feb 25, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. The record lists 78 employees, a figure the employer reports to the inspector and one that can cover more than the site inspected. Inspectors issued 4 citations (3 serious) and proposed $65,750 in penalties; after appeal or settlement the current total is $31,600. 4 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Jul 9, 2021. The employer has 2 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 Sep 11, 2020. Proposed $5,000, current $3,250. 1 worker exposed. Contested Oct 8, 2020, final order May 17, 2021. Abatement due Sep 30, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 11, 2020. Proposed $20,250, current $6,075. 1 worker exposed. Contested Oct 8, 2020, final order May 17, 2021. Abatement due Sep 23, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 11, 2020. Proposed $20,250, current $6,075. 1 worker exposed. Contested Oct 8, 2020, final order May 17, 2021. Abatement due Sep 23, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Sep 11, 2020. Proposed $20,250, current $16,200. 1 worker exposed. Contested Oct 8, 2020, final order May 17, 2021. Abatement due Sep 23, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: burn,cleaning,contact,electric shock,electrical burn,foot,hand,metal pole,overhead power line,power lines,solar,solar array 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 344653373. 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 344653373, checked Nov 4, 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.