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CHILDERS OIL CO INC

740 JENKINS RD, WHITESBURG, KY, 41858
Operated by Childers Oil Company
EIN 810583723

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OSHA inspections
2
over 37 years
Violations
6
$1,750 in penalties
Penalties
$1,750
$292 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CHILDERS OIL CO INC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $1,750 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 85th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 27,008 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 28 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
6
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$1,750
$292 avg / violation
83% serious17% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 2

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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $1,750 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$625Dec 1997Dec 1997
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$375Dec 1997Dec 1997
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II11$375Dec 1997Dec 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$375Dec 1997Dec 1997
29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 I11Dec 1997Dec 1997
29 CFR 2018.0010111Nov 1988Nov 1988

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

85th

Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 27,008 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
77th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
TRIR
0.2
vs industry

Reported for 700 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

Planned
1
Complaint
1

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 CHILDERS OIL CO INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
28 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 28+ years. Most recent activity: 28 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 CHILDERS OIL CO INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in KY — for Childers Oil Company, not this location alone

Violations
9
Assessed penalties
$969

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 Childers Oil 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. 9 citations · 5S&S · 9 contractor · $969 proposed / $969 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8358486
No. 76 Plant
Perry, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Nov 2009YesModNegligence$117$117
8358485
No. 76 Plant
Perry, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Nov 2009YesModNegligence$117$117
8358484
No. 76 Plant
Perry, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Nov 2009YesModNegligence$117$117
8358483
No. 76 Plant
Perry, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Nov 2009YesModNegligence$117$117
6664132
NO. 77
Perry, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Sep 2006YesModNegligence$101$101
8297824
Job #57
Pike, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Aug 2014NoModNegligence$100$100
8273398
Job #45
Pike, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Feb 2013NoModNegligence$100$100
8267564
Job #49
Pike, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Feb 2012NoModNegligence$100$100
8220206
Red Fox
Knott, KY
contractor: Childers Oil Co
Feb 2009NoLowNegligence$100$100

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 CHILDERS OIL CO INC. 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 CHILDERS OIL CO INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CHILDERS OIL COMPANY, INC
51 HIGHWAY 2034 · WHITESBURG, KY, 41858
WaterNo Violation Identified10Dec 2025View →
CHILDERS OIL CO INC
833 HAZARD RD · WHITESBURG, KY, 41858
Water00Sep 2013View →

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)

DOT number
315060
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1997-11-03Planned55$1,750
1988-11-03Complaint1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CHILDERS OIL CO INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Childers Oil Company.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Childers Oil Company across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHILDERS OIL CO INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Childers Oil Company.

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Frequently asked

What is CHILDERS OIL CO INC's OSHA violation history?
CHILDERS OIL CO INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $1,750 in total penalties.