Big 5 Corporation safety record at a glance
Big 5 Corporation has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 14, 2001 and Jan 13, 2026. 6 of them were complaint inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 9 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $2,170 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $1,945. The largest single penalty, $1,120, came from an inspection opened Dec 23, 2025 in Eureka. That places the employer at #40,868 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade. Worksites in San Pedro, Eureka, Riverside, San Jose, Menlo Park, North Highlands.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 2026 | San Pedro | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Eureka | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Feb 5, 2026 |
| Jun 29, 2012 | Riverside | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 18, 2012 |
| Jun 29, 2012 | Riverside | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Jul 28, 2011 | San Jose | Complaint | 4 citations | $600 | $375 | Nov 12, 2011 |
| Aug 16, 2001 | Menlo Park | Complaint | 3 citations | $450 | $450 | Mar 31, 2002 |
| Mar 14, 2001 | North Highlands | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Big 5; Big 5 Corp dba Big 5 Sporting Goods; Big 5 Corp.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $695
- 8 CCR 3272: 2 citations, $825
- 8 CCR 6170: 1 citation, $150
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $150
- 8 CCR 3366: 1 citation, $125
- 8 CCR 3225: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Riverside 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 Big 5 Corporation
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.