Establishment profile
KERN MEDICAL CENTER
1700 MOUNT VERNON AVE ROOM 1219, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93306
Operated by Kern County Hospital Authority · 1 of 3 establishments
622110 — General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
Summary
KERN MEDICAL CENTER has accumulated 15 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $7,810 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,051 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KERN MEDICAL CENTER appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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. 15 distinct standards shown · 15 citations in this view · $7,810 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5144 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 3382 A | 1 | 1 | $1,010 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 5194 H01 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 3380 C | 1 | 1 | $675 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 3380 F02 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 5155 E | 1 | 1 | $675 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 3384 A | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 3241 A | 1 | 1 | $420 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 3210 A | 1 | 1 | $420 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 3664 A | 1 | 1 | $375 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
| 3203 A04 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 3203 A06 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 3203 A05 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 5194 E01 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Feb 2012 | Feb 2012 |
| 29 CFR 2340.0016 C | 1 | 1 | $185 | Oct 2012 | Oct 2012 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6221 within CA. Peer group: 1,051 employers. This establishment has 15 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 1,709 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.
Industry benchmark
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
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 KERN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2009 – Apr 2011 | General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KERN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in CA — for Kern County Hospital Authority, not this location alone
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 Kern County Hospital Authority 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 number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-CA-162769 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2015 | Nov 2015 | Closed | Region 31, Los Angeles, California |
| 31-CA-071502 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2011 | Feb 2012 | Closed | Region 31, Los Angeles, California |
| 31-CA-071501 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2011 | Feb 2012 | Closed | Region 31, Los Angeles, California |
| 31-CA-071500 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2011 | Feb 2012 | Closed | Region 31, Los Angeles, California |
| 31-CA-071498 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2011 | Feb 2012 | Closed | Region 31, Los Angeles, California |
| 31-CA-071497 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2011 | Feb 2012 | Closed | Region 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 KERN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for KERN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KERN MEDICAL CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-05-31 | Complaint | 4 | — | $1,400 | |
| 2011-12-07 | Complaint | 11 | — | $6,410 | |
| 2011-05-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KERN MEDICAL CENTER is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Kern County Hospital Authority.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Kern County Hospital Authority across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
- All Kern County Hospital Authority locationsParent rollup
- General Medical and Surgical HospitalsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- General Medical and in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KERN MEDICAL CENTER 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 Kern County Hospital Authority, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KERN MEDICAL CENTER's OSHA violation history?
- KERN MEDICAL CENTER has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 15 violations and $7,810 in total penalties.
- How does KERN MEDICAL CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
- KERN MEDICAL CENTER operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. KERN MEDICAL CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 0.97 compared to an industry average of 2.1.