Inspection record, Ocotillo

Molen Services Inc. Cal/OSHA Inspection, Oct 5, 2022

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Accident inspection in Ocotillo: 4 citations, $8,515. The employer's only inspection on record.

Every Cal/OSHA and federal OSHA inspection of a California workplace opened since 2000: 238,466 inspections of 122,854 employers, 447,188 citations, $586,238,760 in penalties, 5,717 deaths investigated.

What happened in this inspection

Cal/OSHA opened an accident inspection of Molen Services Inc. at Ocotillo Winds Farms 1377 West Imperial Highway, Ocotillo (Imperial County) on Oct 5, 2022. It was a partial inspection focused on safety hazards. 30 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 4 citations (1 serious) and proposed $22,315 in penalties; the current total is $8,515. 2 citations were contested before the Appeals Board. The case closed on Oct 30, 2023.

Citations

Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.

Citation 01001: 8 CCR 3203(A), Injury and Illness Prevention Program General
Issued Feb 9, 2023. Proposed $410, current $410. 3 instances. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 15, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 01002: 8 CCR 3395(I), Heat illness prevention, outdoor General
Issued Feb 9, 2023. Proposed $305, current $305. 30 workers exposed. Abatement due Mar 15, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 02001: 8 CCR 2940(C) General
Issued Feb 9, 2023. Proposed $7,200, current $600. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2023, final order Sep 20, 2023. Abatement due Feb 24, 2023, completed. Read the rule.
Citation 03001: 8 CCR 2944(G)(2) Serious
Issued Feb 9, 2023. Proposed $14,400, current $7,200. 1 workers exposed. Contested Mar 17, 2023, final order Sep 20, 2023. Abatement due Feb 24, 2023, completed. Read the rule.

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 346263148. 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 346263148, 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.

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