GOLDEN STATE DRILLING INC
AERA EGY BELRIDGE LSE WELL 7099F2 HWY 33 LOST HILL, MCKITTRICK, CA 93251 · NAICS 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
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Inspection records
Apr 13, 2009#125877050Apr 13, 2009Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#125877050$3,3751 viol.1 violation$3,375 in penalties
Inspection #125877050
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 13, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 16, 2009
- Contested
- Jul 22, 2009
- Final Order
- Mar 3, 2010
- Closed
- Jun 9, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,000
- Penalties on Record
- $3,375
- Site Address
- Rig 20 Cymric Lease 1y Well #2012b, Mckittrick, CA 93251
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A04 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $9,000 | $3,375 | Jun 24, 2009 | Jul 22, 2009 | Mar 3, 2010 |
Aug 19, 2008#311070627Aug 19, 2008Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#311070627$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311070627
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 19, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 19, 2008
- Closed
- Sep 10, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 7
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Well #7407e Section 2, Mckittrick, CA 93251
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Aug 19, 2008#311070601Aug 19, 2008Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#311070601$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #311070601
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 19, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 19, 2008
- Closed
- Sep 10, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 18
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Well #932d-29, Mckittrick, CA 93251
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
May 9, 2008#125914085May 9, 2008Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#125914085$8,4302 viol.2 violations$8,430 in penalties
Inspection #125914085
Dates
- Opened
- May 9, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 26, 2008
- Contested
- Jul 24, 2008
- Final Order
- May 28, 2009
- Closed
- Nov 5, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $24,750
- Penalties on Record
- $8,430
- Site Address
- Aera Egy Belridge Lse Well 7099f2 Hwy 33 Lost Hill, Mckittrick, CA 93251
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee's leg is struck by falling object, later amputated
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5001 Signals OSHA citation code: 5001 A | Serious | 1 | 3 | $6,750 | $3,370 | Jun 23, 2008 | Jul 24, 2008 | May 28, 2009 |
| 02001 | 6691 Blowout Prevention Equipment OSHA citation code: 6691 B | Serious | 1 | 3 | $18,000 | $5,060 | Jun 23, 2008 | Jul 24, 2008 | May 28, 2009 |
Aug 30, 2002#126188887Aug 30, 2002FatalityAccident (A) · Complete scope, SafetyFatality#126188887$4,2502 viol.2 violations$4,250 in penalties
Inspection #126188887
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 30, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 16, 2002
- Contested
- Feb 24, 2003
- Closed
- Jul 7, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $18,425
- Penalties on Record
- $4,250
- Site Address
- Aera Energy-Belridge Lease-Well 575 Q 1-33, Mckittrick, CA 93251
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Forklift strikes employee killing him
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Feb 24, 2003. Final orders are recorded through Mar 17, 2005. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3661 Brakes and Warning Devices OSHA citation code: 3661 C | Other | 1 | 5 | $425 | $425 | Feb 3, 2003 | - | - |
| 02001 | 3650 Industrial Trucks. General OSHA citation code: 3650 S12 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $18,000 | $3,825 | Jan 28, 2003 | Feb 24, 2003 | Mar 17, 2005 |
Mar 3, 1998#126209808Mar 3, 1998Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#126209808$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #126209808
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 3, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 17, 1998
- Closed
- Apr 24, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Rig 18 Cymric Well #7214, Mckittrick, CA 93251
- Industry
- 213111 Drilling Oil and Gas Wells
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee injured when finger tip amputated
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
6 inspections, 1998 to 2009. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Support Activities for Mining, 8,898 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: drilling oil and gas wells reported 1.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.1%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source