San Joaquin Refining CO., Inc. safety record at a glance
San Joaquin Refining CO., Inc. has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 31, 2000 and Nov 5, 2025. 4 of them were accident inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 26 in all: 11 serious. Inspectors proposed $136,715 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $113,915. The largest single penalty, $68,575, came from an inspection opened Jun 13, 2024 in Bakersfield. That places the employer at #335 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing. Worksites in Bakersfield, North Hollywood.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | Bakersfield | Accident | 6 citations 2 serious | $12,375 | $12,375 | open |
| Jun 13, 2024 | Bakersfield | Planned | 7 citations 4 serious | $68,575 | $68,575 | open |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Bakersfield | Accident | 3 citations 3 serious | $30,935 | $26,435 | Jan 31, 2022 |
| Dec 23, 2019 | Bakersfield | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 2 citations | $730 | $730 | Mar 28, 2018 |
| Sep 3, 2013 | North Hollywood | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Nov 17, 2013 |
| Dec 27, 2010 | Bakersfield | Referral | 3 citations 2 serious | $6,935 | $4,185 | May 2, 2012 |
| Dec 17, 2007 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 2 citations | $465 | $465 | Apr 17, 2009 |
| Nov 17, 2005 | North Hollywood | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 29, 2005 |
| Jan 23, 2002 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation | $16,200 | $650 | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Mar 31, 2000 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 1 citation | $125 | $125 | Nov 4, 2006 |
Also recorded as: San Joaquin Refining CO. Inc.; San Joaquin Refining CO; San Joaquin Refining Company; San Joaquin Refining CO Inc; San Joaquin Refining CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, 3 serious, $28,685
- 8 CCR 6775: 2 citations, 2 serious, $4,000
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 5189: 2 citations, $730
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3308: 1 citation, 1 serious, $16,875
- 8 CCR 5189.1: 1 citation, 1 serious, $16,875
- 8 CCR 4050: 1 citation, 1 serious, $16,875
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Bakersfield employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at San Joaquin Refining CO., Inc.
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. 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.