Palmdale, CA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Palmdale, CA

8 severe-injury reports between 2019-05-25 and 2025-09-29, 3 OSHA inspections, and 663 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Palmdale, California.

California operates its own OSHA-approved State Plan covering private-sector workplaces, so most enforcement in Palmdale, CA is state-run. The federal OSHA records on this page cover only workplaces under federal jurisdiction — they are not a complete picture of workplace safety in the city.

8Severe injuries

7Hospitalizations

3OSHA inspections

663Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Palmdale

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 Northrop Grumman Corporation 6 2 Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 1 3 Northrup Grumman 1

Example incidents

Northrop Grumman Corporation PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA · 2025-09-29 · Struck by running powered equipment n.e.c.
An employee was adjusting the task lighting on a band saw when their right little finger made contact with the blade, resulting in amputation.
Northrop Grumman Corporation PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA · 2025-08-19 · Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle
On August 19, 2025, at 6:30 a.m., an employee sat in the rear bench seat of a golf cart ahead of being driven to a parking lot. When the golf cart began to move, he fell off the cart and onto the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA · 2025-06-02 · Struck by door, gate, window
An employee was delivering equipment to a hangar and crossing the mechanical hangar door threshold when the door closed, catching him between the door and the door stop. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured ribs.
Northrop Grumman Corporation PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA · 2024-05-03 · Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle
An employee was standing on the driver's side deck of a moving golf cart. When it turned, they fell to the ground and sustained a dislocated right ankle and a fractured fifth toe.
Northrop Grumman Corporation PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA · 2022-05-25 · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a duct through a scaffold hatch. The hatch fell closed, landing on his left little finger and amputating the tip.
Northrup Grumman PALMDALE, CALIFORNIA · 2022-04-15 · Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking around an aircraft fuselage (not a complete aircraft) when they tripped over a T-pin lanyard and fell onto the fuselage stand. The employee sustained a fractured hip.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.