California accounts for 39,479 employers with at least one OSHA inspection on record — 60,638 inspections in total, 2,841 citations, and $7,702,495 in proposed penalties. Here's where that enforcement activity concentrates.
The 10 most-inspected California employers
- United Parcel Service, Inc. — Chico, CA · 93 inspections, 5 violations, $62,925 in penalties
- Walmart Inc. — Chico, CA · 88 inspections, 0 violations
- Tesla, Inc. — Lathrop, CA · 78 inspections, 3 violations, $28,000 in penalties
- Target Corporation — La Quinta, CA · 68 inspections, 1 violations, $475 in penalties
- Amazon.com Services Llc — Stockton, CA · 67 inspections, 1 violations, $935 in penalties
- Safeway, Inc. — Tracy, CA · 60 inspections, 3 violations, $7,835 in penalties
- Kaiser Foundation Hospitals — Modesto, CA · 58 inspections, 0 violations
- Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company Llc — Martinez, CA · 57 inspections, 0 violations
- Costco Wholesale Corporation — Riverbank, CA · 55 inspections, 2 violations, $25,310 in penalties
- Chevron U.s.a. Inc. — Richmond, CA · 51 inspections, 19 violations, $133,130 in penalties
California employers with the largest penalty totals
A different cut of the same data — the employers carrying the largest cumulative penalty assessments in California:
- Pacific Northern Environmental Llc — Sacramento · $180,750 across 1 inspection
- Pacific Coast Producers — Oroville · $138,380 across 25 inspections
- Chevron U.s.a. Inc. — Richmond · $133,130 across 51 inspections
- Ponder Environmental Services, Inc. — Sacramento · $130,250 across 2 inspections
- Ace Building Company Inc. — Windsor · $93,900 across 3 inspections
Where in California OSHA inspects most
City-level concentration tells you which metros generate the bulk of California's enforcement activity:
- Los Angeles — 2,436 inspections across 1,780 employers
- Sacramento — 1,741 inspections across 1,001 employers
- Fresno — 1,545 inspections across 952 employers
- San Diego — 1,418 inspections across 966 employers
- Redding — 1,302 inspections across 597 employers
Research a specific California employer
The California state page lists every city with OSHA-inspected employers and links through to each one. If you're hiring a contractor or evaluating a job offer in California, pulling the specific employer's record is the most direct way to use this data.
For nationwide context, see The 10 U.S. states with the most OSHA violations on record and The 10 most-inspected U.S. employers.
