Cal/OSHA inspections in Kern County at a glance
Employers in Kern County account for 7,307 Cal/OSHA and OSHA inspections since 2000, 4,142 of which produced citations (57%): 11,504 citations, 2,161 serious, $17,671,690 in penalties after appeals, and 223 worker deaths investigated. In the last 12 months 286 inspections opened. The industries inspected most here are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (2,218), Construction (1,226), (956).
All inspections, newest first
7,307 inspections, page 1 of 74. Click a date for the citations.
Largest penalties in Kern County
| Employer | Inspections | Citations | Penalties | Deaths | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WM. Bolthouse Farms, Inc. | 39 | 50 | $277,915 | 2 | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Kern Oil & Refining CO. | 19 | 66 | $233,836 | 1 | Jul 17, 2025 |
| Grimmway Enterprises, Inc. | 51 | 63 | $203,665 | 9 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Esparza Enterprises, Inc. | 88 | 72 | $201,590 | 3 | May 23, 2026 |
| Ruben's Pipeline, Inc. | 4 | 14 | $166,650 | 0 | May 5, 2025 |
| Giumarra Vineyards Corporation | 67 | 62 | $142,203 | 4 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| National Cement Company of California | 22 | 33 | $138,385 | 1 | Oct 26, 2026 |
| Central Valley Eggs LLC | 8 | 30 | $132,200 | 0 | Jun 6, 2024 |
| Tasteful Selections, LLC | 11 | 19 | $129,265 | 0 | Sep 17, 2025 |
| The Geo Group, Inc. | 2 | 10 | $115,475 | 0 | Jun 15, 2022 |
| San Joaquin Refining CO., Inc. | 9 | 25 | $113,540 | 0 | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Kern Ridge Growers, LLC | 17 | 31 | $99,620 | 1 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Sunnygem, LLC | 7 | 17 | $93,570 | 0 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| KS Industries, L.P. | 11 | 8 | $90,960 | 0 | Jul 15, 2019 |
| E & B Natural Resources Management Corporation | 3 | 11 | $82,385 | 0 | Dec 2, 2022 |
| Mmi Services, Inc. | 9 | 12 | $80,475 | 0 | Jun 19, 2025 |
| Maintenance Services, Inc | 1 | 14 | $79,950 | 1 | Oct 12, 2011 |
| CWP California Corp. | 3 | 9 | $79,800 | 0 | Jun 13, 2024 |
| Ross Stores, Inc. | 6 | 14 | $78,550 | 1 | Jun 27, 2023 |
| Solv Energy, LLC / Sehv Solutions, LLC | 1 | 8 | $78,500 | 1 | Nov 16, 2024 |
Rules cited most in Kern County
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1,370 citations, 221 serious
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1,271 citations, 78 serious
- 8 CCR 3457, Field sanitation: 638 citations, 17 serious
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 412 citations, 4 serious
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 366 citations
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 348 citations, 137 serious
- 8 CCR 5189: 334 citations, 29 serious
- 8 CCR 3439: 320 citations, 10 serious
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 235 citations
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 235 citations, 4 serious
By year opened
| Year | Inspections | With citations | Citations | Penalties | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 248 | 68 | 263 | $304,869 | 0 |
| 2025 | 246 | 162 | 513 | $923,604 | 0 |
| 2024 | 226 | 136 | 391 | $1,225,375 | 11 |
| 2023 | 217 | 157 | 410 | $743,617 | 7 |
| 2022 | 225 | 162 | 441 | $1,080,263 | 9 |
| 2021 | 147 | 87 | 190 | $597,995 | 18 |
| 2020 | 226 | 137 | 334 | $933,782 | 14 |
| 2019 | 229 | 151 | 410 | $665,716 | 10 |
| 2018 | 269 | 170 | 456 | $914,625 | 6 |
| 2017 | 309 | 204 | 564 | $965,047 | 10 |
| 2016 | 277 | 179 | 581 | $1,079,905 | 8 |
| 2015 | 275 | 191 | 619 | $931,311 | 10 |
| 2014 | 294 | 213 | 574 | $655,222 | 14 |
| 2013 | 273 | 176 | 512 | $740,885 | 7 |
| 2012 | 305 | 163 | 479 | $606,742 | 6 |
| 2011 | 300 | 143 | 453 | $602,306 | 7 |
| 2010 | 275 | 119 | 306 | $440,294 | 6 |
| 2009 | 402 | 186 | 534 | $528,283 | 9 |
| 2008 | 328 | 183 | 550 | $635,945 | 13 |
| 2007 | 310 | 153 | 389 | $469,605 | 13 |
| 2006 | 271 | 152 | 384 | $413,896 | 7 |
| 2005 | 175 | 85 | 239 | $342,425 | 11 |
| 2004 | 187 | 92 | 228 | $249,745 | 4 |
| 2003 | 273 | 126 | 300 | $380,135 | 13 |
| 2002 | 354 | 169 | 375 | $369,442 | 5 |
| 2001 | 303 | 171 | 492 | $468,301 | 2 |
| 2000 | 363 | 207 | 517 | $402,355 | 3 |
Cities in Kern County with inspections
- Bakersfield3,541 inspections, 6,159 citations
- Arvin552 inspections, 646 citations
- Delano510 inspections, 769 citations
- Wasco266 inspections, 443 citations
- Shafter263 inspections, 546 citations
- Mojave193 inspections, 240 citations
- Lost Hills175 inspections, 208 citations
- Buttonwillow159 inspections, 295 citations
- Tehachapi157 inspections, 212 citations
- Lebec132 inspections, 162 citations
- Ridgecrest124 inspections, 253 citations
- Edwards Afb123 inspections, 162 citations
- Taft119 inspections, 173 citations
- Boron112 inspections, 87 citations
- McFarland111 inspections, 164 citations
- Mc Farland99 inspections, 165 citations
- Lamont94 inspections, 128 citations
- McKittrick74 inspections, 95 citations
- Tupman53 inspections, 95 citations
- Randsburg50 inspections, 34 citations
- Rosamond47 inspections, 54 citations
- Fellows45 inspections, 42 citations
- Mc Kittrick35 inspections, 59 citations
- Mettler28 inspections, 34 citations
- Cantil26 inspections, 4 citations
- Edison25 inspections, 37 citations
- Lake Isabella20 inspections, 43 citations
- Wheeler Ridge19 inspections, 10 citations
- California City18 inspections, 50 citations
- Gorman17 inspections, 19 citations
- Onyx10 inspections, 18 citations
- China Lake10 inspections, 34 citations
- Bodfish5 inspections, 2 citations
- Red Mountain5 inspections, 3 citations
- Bear Valley Springs5 inspections, 6 citations
- Weldon4 inspections, 1 citation
- Stockdale4 inspections, 5 citations
- North Edwards4 inspections, 0 citations
- Edwards3 inspections, 7 citations
- Di Giorgio3 inspections, 1 citation
- Button Willow3 inspections, 1 citation
- Pine Mountain Club3 inspections, 7 citations
- Edwards Air Force Base3 inspections, 1 citation
- Keene2 inspections, 2 citations
- Mohave2 inspections, 0 citations
- Elk Hills2 inspections, 1 citation
- Lost Hill2 inspections, 3 citations
- Tahachapi2 inspections, 1 citation
- Kern County2 inspections, 4 citations
- Valley Acres2 inspections, 1 citation
- Pine Mountain2 inspections, 2 citations
- Pumpkin Center2 inspections, 1 citation
- Kramer Junction2 inspections, 0 citations
- Kebec1 inspection, 0 citations
- Woody1 inspection, 5 citations
- Tutman1 inspection, 0 citations
- Oildale1 inspection, 0 citations
- Caliente1 inspection, 2 citations
- Prospero1 inspection, 1 citation
- Westside1 inspection, 1 citation
Your rights when the hazard is real in Kern County
You can report it, and the employer may not touch you for it. Any worker can file a confidential complaint with the nearest Cal/OSHA district office, by phone, online or in writing, and can ask that the employer not be told who complained. Firing, demoting, cutting hours, threatening or otherwise punishing a worker for a safety complaint, for reporting an injury, for testifying or for asking for a Cal/OSHA inspection is unlawful retaliation under Labor Code 6310; a complaint to the Labor Commissioner's Retaliation Complaint Investigation unit must be filed within one year, and a civil lawsuit is also available.
You can refuse work that would violate a safety standard and create a real and apparent hazard to you or your coworkers, and the employer may not retaliate for that refusal (Labor Code 6311). Say why in writing if you can, name the rule or the hazard, and keep a copy.
Every employer must have a written Injury and Illness Prevention Program (Title 8, section 3203), train workers on the hazards of their jobs, provide protective equipment at no cost, and give workers access to the exposure and medical records that concern them. Outdoor workplaces need a heat illness plan with water, shade and rest (section 3395); indoor ones above 82 degrees need the indoor rule (section 3396); and since July 2024 nearly every employer needs a workplace violence prevention plan (Labor Code 6401.9).
An injury itself is a workers' compensation claim, handled separately from anything on this page. What this firm handles is the employment side: the retaliation, the firing after the injury report, the wage and hour problems that usually travel with an unsafe workplace. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Our Kern County employment law page covers the local courts, agencies and deadlines.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections opened through Oct 27, 2026. County is assigned from the worksite ZIP code. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.