Establishment profile
BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO.
330 E. 19TH STREET, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93305
Operated by Berchtold Equipment Company · 1 of 2 establishments
EIN 952566526
Summary
BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 33 years of recorded history, with $270 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 54th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119,381 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 33 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $270 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3578 G | 1 | 1 | $135 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 5194 E01 | 1 | 1 | $135 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations. Peer group: 119,381 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 24 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 33+ years. Most recent activity: 33 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
Company-level in CA — for Berchtold Equipment Company, not this location alone
Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Berchtold Equipment Company operations in the same state.
MSHA citations
Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation · 1S&S · 1 contractor · $113 proposed / $113 paid.
| Citation | Mine | Date | Section | S&S | Negligence | Proposed | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7983298 | Boron Operations Kern, CA contractor: Berchtold Equipment Co | Feb 2000 | — | Yes | ModNegligence | $113 | $113 |
Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO 330 E 19TH · BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93305 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Justice151060 SELF-PROPELLED SWATHER FOR HARVESTING CROPS AT FCC LOMPOC, CA REGIONAL FARMcontract · Last action 2011-08-25$52,507
- Department of AgricultureKUBOTA 2011 TRACTOR MODEL# M6040DTcontract · Last action 2011-09-06$50,215
- Department of TransportationEQUIPMENT FOR RIDGECREST SSC IGF::OT::IGFcontract · Last action 2015-06-24$41,664
- Department of JusticeREPAIR OF FARM TRACTOR GEAR BOX. TRACTOR IS USED AT FCC LOMPOC CA REGIONAL FARMcontract · Last action 2011-01-21$15,134
- Department of Justice1 LOT OF VARIOUS REPAIR / REPLACEMENT PARTS [SEE ATTACHED LIST]contract · Last action 2013-08-26$11,770
- Department of AgricultureTRACTOR REPAIRS, REAR AXLE AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEM.contract · Last action 2010-07-28$8,130
- Department of JusticeTRACTOR ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTING CROPS AT FCC LOMPOC, CAcontract · Last action 2012-01-30$7,110
- Department of AgricultureSERVIEC AND REPAIR OF FORD TRACTORcontract · Last action 2010-07-26$6,098
- Department of JusticeREPAIR PARTS FOR FARM TRACTORcontract · Last action 2013-07-26$5,812
- Department of DefenseBOBCAT PARTScontract · Last action 2013-08-26$4,237
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 423820 - FARM AND GARDEN MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2015-06-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-04-12 | Complaint | 2 | — | $270 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Berchtold Equipment Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Berchtold Equipment Company across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Berchtold Equipment Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT COMPANYDELANO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Berchtold Equipment Company locationsParent rollup
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Berchtold Equipment Company, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- BERCHTOLD EQUIPMENT CO. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $270 in total penalties.