CA Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation safety record at a glance
CA Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation has been the subject of 21 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 29, 2009 and Jun 10, 2026. 12 of them were complaint inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 15 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $51,735 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $29,800. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Nov 7, 2019 in Blythe. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #3,572 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Public Administration; Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Vacaville, Blythe, Yucaipa, Norco, Azusa, Tracy, Stockton, Ione.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2026 | Vacaville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Blythe | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 24, 2021 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Yucaipa | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Blythe | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Norco | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 6, 2020 |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Azusa | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $475 | $475 | Apr 19, 2021 |
| Mar 2, 2020 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 2, 2020 |
| Dec 13, 2019 | Tracy | Complaint | 1 citation | $600 | $450 | Aug 27, 2020 |
| Nov 7, 2019 | Blythe | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,500 | $18,000 | Feb 11, 2021 |
| Apr 5, 2019 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 3, 2019 |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 17, 2019 |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Ione | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 12, 2018 |
| Jul 10, 2017 | El Cajon | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $365 | $250 | Mar 4, 2019 |
| Jan 30, 2017 | Jamestown | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 20, 2017 |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Vacaville | Complaint | 3 citations | $2,625 | $1,125 | Nov 7, 2016 |
| May 5, 2015 | Vacaville | Complaint | 4 citations | $3,195 | $1,125 | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Mar 17, 2015 | Stockton | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $21,600 | $8,000 | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Aug 7, 2014 | Castaic | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Jan 17, 2014 | Vacaville | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Aug 26, 2014 |
| Jul 17, 2012 | Chino | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Oct 29, 2009 | San Quentin | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 29, 2010 |
Also recorded as: CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation; CA Dept. of Corrections & Rehabilitation; CA Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation dba CMF; CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR); CA Dept. of Corrections and Rehabilitation - la Cima Conservation Camp.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 3 citations, 2 serious, $8,000
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $1,875
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 3 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 4300.1: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 2320.1: 1 citation, $475
- 8 CCR 3232: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $250
- 8 CCR 4300.9: 1 citation
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 CA Dept of Corrections & Rehabilitation
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.