California State University Fresno safety record at a glance
California State University Fresno has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 20, 2016 and Apr 29, 2024. 4 of them were complaint inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 8 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $32,305 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $23,780. The largest single penalty, $18,900, came from an inspection opened Jan 18, 2023 in Fresno. That places the employer at #5,134 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Educational Services. Worksites in Fresno.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2024 | Fresno | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,600 | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $225 | Nov 13, 2023 |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Fresno | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $18,900 $27,000 proposed | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Nov 16, 2022 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 16, 2023 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | Fresno | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Dec 24, 2020 |
| Apr 26, 2018 | Fresno | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,055 $1,480 proposed | Jun 24, 2020 |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 18, 2017 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, 1 serious, $1,215
- 8 CCR 3329, Machinery, operating procedures: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,600
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $425
- 8 CCR 5199.1: 1 citation, $315
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 5143, General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems: 1 citation
Local pages: Fresno 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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 State University Fresno
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 4, 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.