Big Lots Stores, Inc. safety record at a glance
Big Lots Stores, Inc. has been the subject of 14 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 16, 2003 and Jun 26, 2023. 11 of them were complaint inspections. 11 of them produced citations, 25 in all: 1 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $20,465 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $15,300. The largest single penalty, $3,800, came from an inspection opened May 28, 2021 in Fontana. That places the employer at #10,031 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Atascadero, Mante, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, Sonora, Santa Clarita, Elk Grove, Modesto.
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Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2023 | Atascadero | Complaint | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Dec 27, 2023 |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Mante | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,200 | $1,200 | Sep 18, 2023 |
| May 28, 2021 | Fontana | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,800 | $3,800 | Aug 31, 2021 |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Rancho Cucamonga | Complaint | 1 citation | $400 | 0 | Jan 30, 2018 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Rancho Cucamonga | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 8, 2017 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | Rancho Cucamonga | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 9, 2017 |
| Jul 9, 2015 | Sonora | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 1, 2015 |
| Sep 12, 2013 | Atascadero | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,230 | $1,230 | Apr 10, 2014 |
| Jun 26, 2013 | Santa Clarita | Accident | 1 citation | $935 | $935 | Jan 10, 2014 |
| Aug 17, 2012 | Elk Grove | Complaint | 2 citations | $840 | $840 | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Jan 29, 2010 | Modesto | Complaint | 3 citations 1 repeat | $3,420 | $3,420 | Jul 20, 2010 |
| Oct 4, 2007 | Modesto | Complaint | 5 citations | $6,400 | $2,400 | Aug 24, 2011 |
| Dec 22, 2006 | Modesto | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,790 | $1,025 | Nov 21, 2007 |
| Sep 16, 2003 | Arcadia | Complaint | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Mar 18, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Big Lots Stores, Inc dba Big Lots; Big Lots Stores Inc; Big Lots Stores, - PNS, LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3272: 4 citations, $2,260
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $3,810
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $800
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $760
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, $700
- 8 CCR 3279: 2 citations, $610
- 8 CCR 3227: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,600
- 8 CCR 3704: 1 citation, $935
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Fontana 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 Lots Stores, Inc.
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.