Big O Tires safety record at a glance
Big O Tires has been the subject of 19 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 18, 2000 and May 27, 2021. 13 of them were complaint inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 44 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $30,605 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $29,445. The largest single penalty, $19,850, came from an inspection opened Oct 13, 2005 in Oakland. That places the employer at #3,644 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; Other Services (except Public Administration). Worksites in Modesto, Brentwood, Tustin, Lincoln, Sacramento, Vacaville, South Lake Tahoe, El Dorado Hills.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2021 | Modesto | Complaint | 1 citation | $500 | $500 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Brentwood | Complaint | 2 citations | $190 | $190 | Feb 8, 2016 |
| Mar 8, 2011 | Tustin | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 18, 2011 |
| May 21, 2009 | Lincoln | Complaint | 3 citations | $610 | $610 | Jul 1, 2011 |
| Aug 14, 2008 | Sacramento | Accident | 2 citations | $1,355 | $1,355 | Dec 4, 2008 |
| Oct 9, 2007 | Vacaville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 6, 2007 |
| Apr 16, 2007 | South Lake Tahoe | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $260 | $260 | Jun 25, 2008 |
| Mar 22, 2007 | El Dorado Hills | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations | $1,650 | $1,650 | May 6, 2008 |
| Feb 21, 2007 | Quartz Hills | Accident | 2 citations | $170 | $170 | Jul 11, 2007 |
| Oct 31, 2006 | Sonora | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 31, 2006 |
| Jul 31, 2006 | Elk Grove | Complaint | 2 citations | $850 | $185 | May 6, 2008 |
| Feb 2, 2006 | Grass Valley | Complaint | 2 citations | $450 | $450 | May 6, 2008 |
| Oct 13, 2005 | Oakland | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $19,850 | $19,850 | Aug 22, 2008 |
| Jun 21, 2005 | Oakland | Accident | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Oct 6, 2006 |
| May 6, 2003 | Alameda | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $1,610 | $1,610 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Oct 8, 2002 | Napa | Complaint | 4 citations | $595 | $480 | Aug 6, 2003 |
| May 21, 2002 | Sacramento | Complaint | 2 citations | $680 | $300 | Feb 13, 2004 |
| Nov 19, 2001 | Escondido | Complaint | 7 citations | $1,010 | $1,010 | May 7, 2008 |
| Sep 18, 2000 | Lincoln | Complaint | 1 citation | $75 | $75 | Feb 27, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Big O Tires, Inc.; Big-O-Tires, Inc.; Big "o" Tires.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 8 citations, $2,630
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 5 citations, $725
- 8 CCR 3577: 4 citations, $1,035
- 8 CCR 3364, Sanitary facilities: 4 citations, $510
- 8 CCR 3578: 2 citations, $625
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 2 citations, $525
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $280
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 2 citations, $260
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Modesto 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 O Tires
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.