99 Cents Only Store safety record at a glance
99 Cents Only Store has been the subject of 14 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 6, 2005 and Sep 15, 2020. 8 of them were complaint inspections. 11 of them produced citations, 31 in all: 5 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $95,015 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $79,250. The largest single penalty, $37,375, came from an inspection opened May 7, 2018 in San Diego. That places the employer at #676 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade. Worksites in Huntington Beach, Chula Vista, San Diego, Sonora, Corona, Roseville, Fresno, Riverside.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2020 | Huntington Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Chula Vista | Accident | 3 citations 2 repeat | $17,250 | $11,750 | Mar 15, 2021 |
| May 7, 2018 | San Diego | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $37,560 | $37,375 | open |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Sonora | Complaint | 1 citation | $4,950 | $550 | May 31, 2016 |
| Aug 25, 2015 | Corona | Referral | 3 citations | $1,125 | $1,125 | Apr 15, 2016 |
| Aug 8, 2014 | Roseville | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Aug 28, 2012 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 4, 2012 |
| Feb 9, 2011 | Riverside | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | May 15, 2016 |
| Jan 11, 2011 | Costa Mesa | Accident | 7 citations 2 serious | $20,195 | $20,195 | May 14, 2016 |
| Nov 21, 2008 | Downey | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $6,145 | $2,000 | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Aug 26, 2008 | Commerce | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 8, 2009 |
| Apr 24, 2008 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $170 | $170 | Dec 31, 2008 |
| Apr 25, 2007 | Murrieta | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $150 | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Jan 6, 2005 | El Monte | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,500 | $565 | Dec 28, 2006 |
Also recorded as: 99 Cents Only Store, Inc; 99 Cents Only Store LLC; 99 Cents Only Store, LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations, 1 serious, $27,410
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 3 citations, $13,250
- 8 CCR 4650: 3 citations, $895
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $655
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 2 citations, $525
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, 1 serious, $13,500
- 8 CCR 5141: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,000
Accidents investigated
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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 99 Cents Only Store
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.