Brinker International safety record at a glance
Brinker International has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 5, 2005 and Mar 10, 2026. 4 of them were accident inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 20 in all: 5 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $102,305 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $81,935. The largest single penalty, $26,700, came from an inspection opened Nov 16, 2024 in Costa Mesa. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #636 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services. Worksites in Rohnert Park, San Jose, Murrieta, Costa Mesa, El Centro, Monrovia, Union City, Folsom.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | Rohnert Park | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $23,750 | $23,750 | open |
| Aug 25, 2025 | San Jose | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,310 | $19,310 | open |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Murrieta | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 13, 2025 |
| Nov 16, 2024 | Costa Mesa | Fatality or catastrophe | death 3 citations 2 serious 1 repeat | $38,125 | $26,700 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Jul 26, 2024 | El Centro | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,585 | $915 | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Jul 25, 2024 | Monrovia | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | May 22, 2026 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Union City | Complaint | 5 citations 1 serious | $13,375 | $8,210 | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Nov 10, 2021 | El Centro | Accident | 2 citations | $5,410 | $2,300 | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Oct 5, 2005 | Folsom | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 28, 2005 |
Also recorded as: Brinker International dba Romano's Macaroni Grill; Brinker International, Inc.; Brinker International Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 5 citations, 1 serious, $8,210
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, 1 serious, $4,725
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 3 citations, $13,000
- 8 CCR 2340.22: 2 citations, $1,310
- 8 CCR 3396, Heat illness prevention, indoor: 2 citations, $390
- 8 CCR 2340.1: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Jose employment lawyer, Murrieta 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 Brinker International
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.