Best Buy safety record at a glance
Best Buy has been the subject of 34 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 18, 2000 and Oct 30, 2024. 18 of them were complaint inspections. 21 of them produced citations, 42 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $101,995 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $67,010. The largest single penalty, $18,300, came from an inspection opened Nov 26, 2018 in Novato. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #924 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 7 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Tracy, Dinuba, Chino, Novato, San Luis Obispo, San Rafael, Clovis, Los Angeles.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | Tracy | Planned | 2 citations | $745 | $745 | Mar 18, 2025 |
| Mar 26, 2024 | Dinuba | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 14, 2024 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Chino | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,165 | $1,165 | Jun 9, 2022 |
| May 4, 2020 | Tracy | Accident | 1 citation | $425 | $425 | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Nov 26, 2018 | Novato | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,300 | $18,300 | Apr 17, 2019 |
| Aug 23, 2017 | San Luis Obispo | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Mar 13, 2018 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | San Rafael | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| May 19, 2014 | Chino | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 23, 2014 |
| Nov 7, 2013 | Clovis | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 20, 2013 |
| May 31, 2012 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Nov 15, 2012 |
| Sep 9, 2011 | Pasadena | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 2011 |
| Aug 17, 2010 | Compton | Accident | 1 citation | $1,125 | $1,125 | Feb 15, 2011 |
| Jun 17, 2010 | Livermore | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $23,000 | $13,440 | Sep 5, 2012 |
| May 25, 2010 | Compton | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,200 | $1,200 | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Apr 22, 2010 | Lakewood | Follow-up | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,375 | $3,375 | Jul 24, 2010 |
| Apr 12, 2010 | Dinuba | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Aug 19, 2010 |
| Aug 11, 2009 | Stockton | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 15, 2009 |
| Mar 10, 2009 | Lakewood | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Jul 13, 2009 |
| Jan 9, 2008 | Colma | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Sep 30, 2008 |
| May 1, 2007 | Chino | Complaint | 4 citations | $8,625 | $450 | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Mar 6, 2007 | Dinuba | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Mar 6, 2007 |
| Aug 23, 2006 | San Rafael | Accident | death 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Nov 13, 2006 |
| Aug 8, 2006 | Union City | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,935 | $3,935 | Jan 26, 2009 |
| Nov 3, 2005 | San Jose | Complaint | 5 citations | $3,150 | $3,150 | Jul 6, 2007 |
| Aug 19, 2005 | Dublin | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Aug 22, 2008 |
| Jul 28, 2005 | Folsom | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Jan 22, 2007 |
| Mar 30, 2005 | Dinuba | Accident | 2 citations | $23,000 | $5,750 | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Apr 15, 2004 | Torrance | Complaint | 2 citations | $655 | $655 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Dec 10, 2003 | Gilroy | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 21, 2004 |
| Jan 6, 2003 | Fairfield | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 23, 2003 |
| Feb 1, 2002 | Mission Viejo | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 1, 2002 |
| Jan 30, 2001 | Pleasant Hill | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 2, 2001 |
| Dec 15, 2000 | Riverside | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 18, 2001 |
| May 18, 2000 | Modesto | Complaint | 2 citations | $150 | $150 | Aug 23, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Best Buy CO Inc dba MN Best Buy CO Inc; Best Buy CO., Inc.; Best Buy Company, Inc.; Best Buy Company Inc; Best Buy Inc; Best Buy CO, Inc.; Best Buy, Inc.; Best Buy CO, Inc; Best Buy CO., Inc; Best Buy CO Inc dba Pacific Sales Inc; Best Buy CO. Inc.; Best Buy CO., Inc. dba MN Best Buy CO., Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 11 citations, 1 serious, $21,635
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 4 citations, $20,000
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 3 citations, 1 serious, $9,095
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, 1 serious, $4,705
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 2 citations, $1,325
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $730
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 2 citations, $680
- 8 CCR 3272: 2 citations, $635
Accidents investigated
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 Best Buy
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.