What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Power Electronics USA, Inc. at 15241 Lost Hills Rd., Lost Hills (Kern County) on Apr 7, 2020. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 4 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 1 citation (1 serious) and proposed $16,200 in penalties; the current total is $16,200. The case closed on Oct 2, 2020. 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 Sep 10, 2020. Proposed $16,200, current $16,200. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Sep 22, 2020, completed. Read the rule.
The accident
Keywords: burn,electric arc flash,electrical fault,energized,eye,eye protection,face,glove,hand,panel,power plant,protective clothing,reaching,repair,service technician,troubleshooting 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 344718945. 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 344718945, 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 A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change.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.