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CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.

KERN RIVER OIL FIELD - NE OF N CHESTER EXT AVE & WAREHOUSE RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308
Operated by Chevron Corporation · 1 of 541 establishments
211120Crude Petroleum Extraction

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OSHA inspections
9
over 35 years
Violations
6
$2,845 in penalties
Penalties
$2,845
$474 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $2,845 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 96 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
6
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$2,845
$474 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · accident
4 of 9
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 9

22% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $2,845 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3395(I)(3)11$635Jun 2026Jun 2026
3395(I)(4)11$635Jun 2026Jun 2026
29 CFR 4300.0032 A0111$425Jun 2026Jun 2026
29 CFR 4300.0032 A0311$425Jun 2026Jun 2026
650711$425Jun 2026Jun 2026
780 A11$300Jan 1997Jan 1997

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 2111 within CA. Peer group: 96 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
61st
peer median: $908
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint
1
Accident
4

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 CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Dec 24, 2021Infectious Disease11
Nov 19, 2021Infectious Disease22
Dec 7, 2009BURN,HOT WATER11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 4 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Chevron Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
6

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Chevron Corporation locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 6 cases · 6 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
31-CA-268018Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-248257Unfair labor practiceSep 2019Mar 2022ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-248249Unfair labor practiceSep 2019Dec 2019ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-212193Unfair labor practiceDec 2017Feb 2018ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-202469Unfair labor practiceJul 2017May 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-191411Unfair labor practiceJan 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
8
Quarters non-compliant
0
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$6,000

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

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). 2 facilities · $6,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
HEAVY OIL CENTRAL SECTION NW10 TOWNSHIP 29 RANGE 2 · BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308
AirNo Violation Identified42$6,000Dec 2024View →
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
HEAVY OIL CENTRAL SECTION 3 TOWNSHIP 29 RANGE 28E · BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93308
AirNo Violation Identified40Dec 2024View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$25.0M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
FCPA

First case: 2007-11-01. Most recent: 2007-11-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CHEVRON CORPORATION (across 19 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$370.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$3.1B
Awards (all-time)
4,215

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-03-06Unprogrammed Related5$2,545
2024-09-30Unprogrammed Related0$0
2022-01-19Accident0$0
2021-12-21Accident0$0
2021-02-12Accident0$0
2009-12-15Accident0$0
1996-10-02Complaint1$300
1990-11-06Planned0$0
1990-09-14Planned0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. is one of 541 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Chevron Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Chevron Corporation across all 541 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in crude petroleum extraction within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Chevron Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. 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 Chevron Corporation, which operates 541 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.'s OSHA violation history?
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $2,845 in total penalties.
How does CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
CHEVRON U.S.A. INC. operates in the crude petroleum extraction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5.