California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation safety record at a glance
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been the subject of 57 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 21, 2016 and Sep 23, 2026. 28 of them were accident inspections. 24 of them produced citations, 57 in all: 21 serious, 1 willful, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $526,150 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $388,305. The largest single penalty, $77,600, came from an inspection opened May 27, 2025 in Soledad. 8 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #29 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, Corcoran, Represa, San Quentin, Valyermo, Oakland, Chowchilla, Soledad.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Vacaville | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Corcoran | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | San Quentin | Complaint | 1 citation | $800 | $800 | May 19, 2026 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Represa | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Valyermo | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Oakland | Fatality or catastrophe | 2 citations 2 serious | $37,800 | $37,800 | open |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Chowchilla | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 21, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | Soledad | Accident | 3 citations 1 willful | $77,600 | $77,600 | open |
| Jan 21, 2025 | San Diego | Accident | 2 citations | $1,310 | $635 | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | Norco | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | Blythe | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 5, 2025 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | Represa | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Represa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 7, 2024 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | Corcoran | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $9,000 | $9,000 | open |
| Apr 5, 2024 | Norco | Fatality or catastrophe | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Blythe | Accident | 1 citation 1 repeat | $20,000 | $7,000 | Feb 6, 2025 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Blythe | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 19, 2024 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Chowchilla | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Corona | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Jan 31, 2024 | Norco | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 28, 2024 |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Chowchilla | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 11, 2024 |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Represa | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 28, 2024 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Blythe | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 16, 2024 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | Norco | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 13, 2023 |
| Jul 10, 2023 | Corcoran | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 21, 2023 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | Norco | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 25, 2023 |
| May 16, 2023 | Corcoran | Complaint | 1 citation | $1,000 | $605 | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Apr 3, 2023 | Corcoran | Accident | 2 citations | $1,200 | $1,200 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Corcoran | Complaint | 1 citation | $625 | $625 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | Chowchilla | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 15, 2023 |
| Dec 21, 2022 | Chowchilla | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 17, 2023 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Costa Mesa | Accident | 2 citations | $1,855 | $1,855 | May 25, 2023 |
| May 23, 2022 | Coalinga | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Jan 9, 2023 |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Blythe | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Corcoran | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 2, 2022 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | Chowchilla | Complaint | 3 citations | $3,600 | $3,600 | Oct 27, 2023 |
| Nov 29, 2021 | Blythe | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 14, 2022 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Coalinga | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 2, 2022 |
| Aug 10, 2021 | Norco | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $6,475 | $2,755 | Mar 25, 2024 |
| May 3, 2021 | Corcoran | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Mar 11, 2021 | Corcoran | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $9,000 | 0 | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Mar 9, 2021 | Coalinga | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Soledad | Fatality or catastrophe | death 3 citations 1 serious | $30,825 | $13,575 | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Corona | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations 1 serious | $42,075 | $21,675 | Mar 22, 2024 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | San Diego | Fatality or catastrophe | death 7 citations 4 serious | $41,800 | $41,800 | Oct 27, 2022 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | Tracy | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 2, 2020 |
| Jun 17, 2020 | Blythe | Accident | 6 citations 2 serious | $59,075 | $33,360 | open |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Norco | Fatality or catastrophe | death 6 citations 3 serious | $101,250 | $60,985 | Apr 25, 2023 |
| Jun 4, 2020 | Blythe | Fatality or catastrophe | death 5 citations 3 serious | $58,225 | $58,225 | Apr 27, 2023 |
| Aug 20, 2019 | Tracy | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,375 | $2,700 | May 27, 2020 |
| Feb 27, 2019 | Blythe | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 26, 2019 |
| Jan 29, 2019 | Blythe | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $13,500 | $6,750 | Mar 31, 2022 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 24, 2018 |
| Feb 16, 2017 | Patton | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Aug 17, 2017 |
| Oct 21, 2016 | Chino | Complaint | 1 citation | $200 | $200 | May 29, 2017 |
Also recorded as: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - California Rehabilitation Center, Norco; California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Ironwood State Prison; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - California Rehabilitation Center; California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Chuckawalla Valley State Prison; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - California Institution for Women; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Correctional Training Facility; California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Pleasant Valley Sate Prison; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation - Central California Women's Facility; California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Corcoran State Prison; California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Ironwood State Prison; California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation - Pleasant Valley State Prison.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5199, Aerosol transmissible diseases: 31 citations, 16 serious, $226,975
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, 2 serious, $31,045
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 4 citations, $75,600
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 4 citations, $22,000
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 2 citations, 1 serious, $15,900
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 2 citations, $1,595
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 2 citations, $1,230
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,000
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 California Department of Corrections and 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.