Compton, California · Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing · NAICS 324191
2inspections
18citation items
$1,505current penalties
Mar 5, 2026last inspection
OSHA has inspected Demenno-Kerdoon 2 times in California since 1988.
The latest one began on Mar 5, 2026 as a planned inspection, in South Gate.
Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 3 serious and 15 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $2,410 and now stand at $1,505, 38% lower after settlements or reviews.
Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.110.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Demenno-Kerdoon averages $875 (1 cited inspection).
Demenno-Kerdoon also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
California · latest 90 days of OSHA records
1,111employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Compton site logged 7 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 110 workers: 6.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 180 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Demenno Kerdoon
Compton · 2021
110
7
1
6.2
0.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.110 · Storage and handling of liquefied petroleum gases
29 CFR 1910.110(b)(19)(ii)
(ii) All variable gaging devices shall be arranged so that the maximum liquid level for butane, for a 50-50 mixture of butane and propane, and for propane, to which the container may be charged is readily determinable. The markings indicating the various liquid levels from empty to full shall be on the system nameplate or gaging device or part may be on the system nameplate and part on the gaging device. Dials of magnetic or rotary gages shall show whether they are for cylindrical or spherical containers and whether for aboveground or underground service. The dials of gages intended for use only on aboveground containers of over 1,200 gallons water capacity shall be so marked.
29 CFR 1910.110(b)(19)(iii)
(iii) Gaging devices that require bleeding of the product to the atmosphere, such as the rotary tube, fixed tube, and slip tube, shall be designed so that the bleed valve maximum opening is not larger than a No. 54 drill size, unless provided with excess flow valve.
29 CFR 1910.110(f)(6)(ii)
(ii) Containers shall be in a suitable enclosure or otherwise protected against tampering.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.
