Bath and Body Works safety record at a glance
Bath and Body Works has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 28, 2000 and Nov 30, 2020. 7 of them were complaint inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 18 in all: 3 serious, 4 repeat. Inspectors proposed $50,225 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $30,270. The largest single penalty, $21,800, came from an inspection opened Feb 14, 2018 in Salinas. That places the employer at #3,474 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade. Worksites in National City, Salinas, Sacramento, Lake Elsinore, San Jose, Rancho Santa Margarita, Glendale.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2020 | National City | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Feb 14, 2018 | Salinas | Accident | 4 citations 3 serious | $21,800 $29,600 proposed | Jun 19, 2018 |
| May 10, 2017 | Sacramento | Complaint | 2 citations | $980 | Oct 23, 2017 |
| Jun 23, 2014 | Lake Elsinore | Referral | no citations | $0 | Sep 11, 2014 |
| Dec 7, 2011 | San Jose | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | May 5, 2012 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | Rancho Santa Margarita | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 12, 2011 |
| Jan 17, 2002 | Glendale | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Jun 21, 2001 | Glendale | Follow-up | 5 citations 4 repeat | $6,300 $10,500 proposed | Apr 1, 2005 |
| Sep 27, 2000 | Glendale | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 23, 2000 |
| Jun 28, 2000 | Glendale | Complaint | 5 citations | $820 $8,775 proposed | Sep 12, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Bath & Body Works Inc; Bath & Body Works; Bath & Body Works (Outlet); Bath & Body Works, LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, $3,010
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 3 citations, 3 serious, $21,200
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 2 citations, $2,225
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 2 citations, $1,185
- 8 CCR 3279, Portable Metal Ladders (repealed): 2 citations, $1,000
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $605
- 8 CCR 5142, Mechanically Driven Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems to Provide Minimum Building Ventilation: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 3272, Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways: 1 citation, $300
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Salinas employment lawyer, Sacramento 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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 Bath and Body Works
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 4, 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.