Rule record, Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections

8 CCR 6507: Cal/OSHA Citations

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.,

Every Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspection that cited 8 CCR 6507 since 2000: 43 inspections, 43 citations, $152,140 in penalties, newest first.

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.

Cal/OSHA inspections under 8 CCR 6507 at a glance

Since 2000, 43 California inspections have cited 8 CCR 6507, 43 citations in all, 9 of them serious, carrying $152,140 in penalties after appeals. In the last 12 months 2 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction (30), (6), Construction (4).

Where it is cited most: Kern (26), Ventura (3), Santa Barbara (3), Colusa (2), Los Angeles (2), Fresno (2), Monterey (1), San Luis Obispo (1), Lake (1), Kings (1).

All inspections, newest first

43 inspections. Click a date for the citations.

EmployerCityOpenedWhyResultPenalty
Kenai Drilling LimitedMc KittrickMar 9, 2026Accident2 citations 1 serious$18,185
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.BakersfieldMar 6, 2026Unprogrammed related5 citations$1,485
California Resources CorporationTupmanSep 18, 2025Unprogrammed related9 citations 1 serious$14,625
C&j Well Services, LLCTupmanSep 18, 2025Accident7 citations$4,125
Bellaire Oil CompanyBakersfieldFeb 25, 2025Accident7 citations 2 serious$22,380
Mmi Services, Inc.BakersfieldSep 30, 2024Accident5 citations 3 serious$41,475
Unified Field Services CorporationTaftMay 15, 2024Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Excalibur Well Services CorporationLos AngelesJan 2, 2024Accident2 citations 2 serious$20,700
E & B Natural Resources Management CorporationBakersfieldDec 2, 2022Unprogrammed related4 citations 3 serious$33,875
Mmi Services, Inc.BakersfieldDec 2, 2022Accident3 citations 1 serious$20,425
Rival Well Services IncorporatedBreaOct 24, 2022Accident6 citations$10,800
E & B Natural Resources Management CorporationBakersfieldAug 10, 2022Unprogrammed related7 citations 4 serious$48,510
Excalibur Well Services CorporationLost HillsJul 8, 2022Accident1 citation$700
Kenai Drilling LimitedTupmanJan 23, 2020Accident1 citation$1,275
Excalibur Well Services CorporationShafterMar 15, 2019Accident2 citations 1 serious$21,000
Geo Drilling Fluids, Inc.San ArdoOct 31, 2018Accident2 citations 1 repeat$10,600
Hvi Cat Canyon, Inc.Lost HillsAug 30, 2018Accident6 citations 1 serious$10,155
Unified Field Services CorporationCoalingaMay 23, 2018Accident2 citations$8,800
Ensign United States DrillingAvenalDec 7, 2017Accident1 citation 1 serious$18,000
Greka EnergySanta MariaOct 7, 2016Complaint9 citations$4,620
Target Oil & Gas Drilling, Inc.BakersfieldJul 23, 2015Unprogrammed related3 citations 2 serious$5,510
Rincon Island Limited PartnershipVenturaFeb 3, 2015Accident5 citations 1 serious$11,840
Key Energy Service IncVenturaDec 12, 2012Accident2 citations$1,200
Kenai Drilling LimitedVenturaSep 26, 2011Accidentdeath 2 citations 1 serious$750
ThermasourceCobbApr 12, 2011Accident1 citation$300
BurkeBakersfieldDec 10, 2010Accident5 citations$1,080
Helmrich & PayneMc KittrickOct 20, 2010Accident1 citation0
Key Energy Services Inc.CoalingaMay 30, 2008Accident2 citations 2 serious$42,000
Bonanza Creek Energy Operating CO LLCBakersfieldDec 3, 2007Unprogrammed related4 citations 1 serious$13,665
Northern Truck & Crane IncGrimesJan 15, 2007Programmed related3 citations 2 serious$6,335
Paul Graham Drilling & Service COGrimesDec 20, 2006Accident3 citations 2 serious$27,370
K S Industries LPBakersfieldDec 5, 2006Complaint3 citations 2 serious$4,750
Flying J Transportation, LLC.South BelridgeFeb 3, 2006Complaint2 citations$1,500
Gene Watson ConstructionTaftAug 10, 2004Accident2 citations$745
Myer Bros Well DrillingNipomoMar 17, 2003Accident3 citations$5,810
West Coast Casing ServiceBakersfieldJan 23, 2003Accident2 citations 1 serious$10,885
Caza Drilling (California) Inc.SaugusNov 16, 2002Accidentdeath 2 citations$3,555
Ernie's Tong ServiceBakersfieldJul 24, 2002Unprogrammed related2 citations 1 serious$1,000
TRC Operating Company Inc.FellowsJul 23, 2002Unprogrammed related1 citation 1 serious$12,600
Greka EnergySanta MariaApr 18, 2002Accidentdeath 11 citations 2 serious$38,250
United Well Control Inc.ShafterApr 5, 2001Unprogrammed related1 citation$175
Diamond Well Service, Inc.BakersfieldNov 3, 2000Complaint3 citations$440
Pool California EnergySanta MariaMar 28, 2000Accident2 citations$600

Largest penalties under 8 CCR 6507

EmployerInspectionsCitationsPenaltiesDeathsLatest
E & B Natural Resources Management Corporation211$82,3850Dec 2, 2022
Mmi Services, Inc.28$61,9000Sep 30, 2024
Greka Energy220$42,8701Oct 7, 2016
Excalibur Well Services Corporation35$42,4000Jan 2, 2024
Key Energy Services Inc.12$42,0000May 30, 2008
Paul Graham Drilling & Service CO13$27,3700Dec 20, 2006
Unified Field Services Corporation23$26,8000May 15, 2024
Bellaire Oil Company17$22,3800Feb 25, 2025
Kenai Drilling Limited35$20,2101Mar 9, 2026
Ensign United States Drilling11$18,0000Dec 7, 2017
California Resources Corporation19$14,6250Sep 18, 2025
Bonanza Creek Energy Operating CO LLC14$13,6650Dec 3, 2007
TRC Operating Company Inc.11$12,6000Jul 23, 2002
Rincon Island Limited Partnership15$11,8400Feb 3, 2015
West Coast Casing Service12$10,8850Jan 23, 2003
Rival Well Services Incorporated16$10,8000Oct 24, 2022
Geo Drilling Fluids, Inc.12$10,6000Oct 31, 2018
Hvi Cat Canyon, Inc.16$10,1550Aug 30, 2018
Northern Truck & Crane Inc13$6,3350Jan 15, 2007
Myer Bros Well Drilling13$5,8100Mar 17, 2003

By year opened

YearInspectionsWith citationsCitationsPenaltiesDeaths
2026227$19,6700
20253323$41,1300
2024338$80,1750
20225521$114,3100
2020111$1,2750
2019112$21,0000
20183310$29,5550
2017111$18,0000
2016119$4,6200
2015228$17,3500
2012112$1,2000
2011223$1,0501
2010226$1,0800
2008112$42,0000
2007227$20,0000
2006338$33,6200
2004112$7450
2003225$16,6950
20024416$55,4052
2001111$1750
2000225$1,0400

Your rights when the hazard is real

You can report it, and the employer may not touch you for it. Any worker can file a confidential complaint with the nearest Cal/OSHA district office, by phone, online or in writing, and can ask that the employer not be told who complained. Firing, demoting, cutting hours, threatening or otherwise punishing a worker for a safety complaint, for reporting an injury, for testifying or for asking for a Cal/OSHA inspection is unlawful retaliation under Labor Code 6310; a complaint to the Labor Commissioner's Retaliation Complaint Investigation unit must be filed within one year, and a civil lawsuit is also available.

You can refuse work that would violate a safety standard and create a real and apparent hazard to you or your coworkers, and the employer may not retaliate for that refusal (Labor Code 6311). Say why in writing if you can, name the rule or the hazard, and keep a copy.

Every employer must have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (Title 8, section 3203), train workers on the hazards of their jobs, provide protective equipment at no cost, and give workers access to the exposure and medical records that concern them. Outdoor workplaces need a heat illness plan with water, shade and rest (section 3395); indoor ones above 82 degrees need the indoor rule (section 3396); and since July 2024 nearly every employer needs a workplace violence prevention plan (Labor Code 6401.9).

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. 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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