KERN OIL & REFINING CO. is a petroleum refineries employer in BAKERSFIELD, CA. Federal records show 19 OSHA inspections with 62 violations and $196,031 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: April 30, 2026.
KERN OIL & REFINING CO.
7724 E. PANAMA LANE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93307
324110 — Top companies in Petroleum Refineries
132 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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Industry context
Within the petroleum refineries industry in CA, KERN OIL & REFINING CO. ranks in the 99th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 341 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 98th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 97th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 0.4 for the petroleum refineries sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.2. KERN OIL & REFINING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0, which is below the industry average.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is KERN OIL & REFINING CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- KERN OIL & REFINING CO. has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 62 violations and $196,031 in total penalties.
- How does KERN OIL & REFINING CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- KERN OIL & REFINING CO. operates in the petroleum refineries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.4. KERN OIL & REFINING CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.2.
- Has KERN OIL & REFINING CO. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving KERN OIL & REFINING CO..
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KERN OIL & REFINING CO. of BAKERSFIELD, CA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, FMCSA motor carrier safety, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on April 30, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for KERN OIL & REFINING CO. include 1 fatality investigation and 5 hospitalizations.
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