Aramark safety record at a glance
Aramark has been the subject of 23 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 15, 2000 and Oct 6, 2023. 17 of them were complaint inspections. 11 of them produced citations, 29 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $39,660 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $29,899. The largest single penalty, $19,109, came from an inspection opened Sep 9, 2002 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #3,554 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 14 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Other Services (except Public Administration). Worksites in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Yosemite National Park, San Jose, Anaheim, Fresno, Pacific Grove, Salinas.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2023 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 29, 2024 |
| May 28, 2019 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Oct 13, 2019 |
| Aug 9, 2016 | Yosemite National Park | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Apr 4, 2012 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Jun 30, 2012 |
| May 3, 2011 | San Jose | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 13, 2011 |
| Apr 5, 2011 | Anaheim | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 7, 2011 |
| Mar 1, 2011 | Los Angeles | Accident | 3 citations | $5,655 | $5,655 | Aug 13, 2011 |
| Jun 8, 2010 | Sacramento | Complaint | 2 citations | $4,500 | $1,225 | Mar 27, 2013 |
| Mar 16, 2010 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 5, 2010 |
| Dec 8, 2009 | Pacific Grove | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2010 |
| Aug 1, 2008 | Anaheim | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 1, 2009 |
| Jul 10, 2007 | San Jose | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 1, 2007 |
| Nov 27, 2006 | Salinas | Complaint | 2 citations | $465 | $465 | Jun 13, 2007 |
| Aug 3, 2006 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Aug 17, 2005 | Orange | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Sep 30, 2006 |
| Mar 4, 2005 | Commerce | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,100 | $450 | Feb 2, 2008 |
| Dec 17, 2003 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 17, 2003 |
| Nov 10, 2003 | Huntington Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 21, 2004 |
| Sep 14, 2003 | Oakland | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,200 | $1,200 | Sep 26, 2006 |
| Oct 17, 2002 | Long Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 29, 2003 |
| Sep 9, 2002 | Los Angeles | Accident | 8 citations 2 serious | $23,945 | $19,109 | May 17, 2005 |
| Mar 1, 2002 | Oakland | Complaint | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Apr 19, 2002 |
| May 15, 2000 | Fremont | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 1, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Aramark, Corporation; Aramark Corporation; Aramark Corp.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 4 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $5,300
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $465
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $225
- 8 CCR 3382: 1 citation, $1,000
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 1510: 1 citation, $560
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sacramento employment lawyer, Los Angeles 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 Aramark
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.