Cardenas Markets, LLC safety record at a glance
Cardenas Markets, LLC has been the subject of 20 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Sep 14, 2004 and Feb 19, 2025. 13 of them were accident inspections. 18 of them produced citations, 54 in all: 14 serious. Inspectors proposed $256,645 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $108,480. The largest single penalty, $18,750, came from an inspection opened Aug 3, 2022 in Riverside. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #368 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in San Rafael, Perris, Ontario, Hayward, Riverside, San Jose, Moreno Valley, Pomona.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2025 | San Rafael | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,900 | $16,600 | Oct 24, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Perris | Fatality or catastrophe | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Perris | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 17, 2025 |
| Jan 9, 2024 | Ontario | Accident | 2 citations | $1,400 | $1,400 | Apr 24, 2024 |
| Feb 17, 2023 | Hayward | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $14,555 | $12,555 | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Riverside | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $26,125 | $18,750 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| Nov 24, 2020 | San Jose | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations 1 serious | $9,560 | $6,690 | Aug 16, 2021 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | Moreno Valley | Referral | 1 citation 1 serious | $22,950 | $6,300 | Feb 22, 2022 |
| Apr 11, 2019 | Pomona | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Oct 28, 2019 |
| Jun 8, 2018 | Modesto | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,590 | $1,590 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| May 4, 2015 | Perris | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $7,000 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Feb 9, 2015 | Ontario | Accident | 3 citations | $935 | $935 | Jan 11, 2016 |
| Apr 3, 2013 | Montclair | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $21,500 | $7,000 | Aug 8, 2014 |
| Oct 16, 2012 | Indio | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $21,375 | $6,750 | Nov 22, 2013 |
| Jun 6, 2011 | Mira Loma | Accident | 2 citations | $18,750 | $7,560 | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Apr 21, 2010 | Moreno Valley | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $2,700 | May 11, 2011 |
| Nov 12, 2009 | Pomona | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $7,200 | $3,025 | Nov 22, 2010 |
| Jun 24, 2008 | Colton | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $27,500 | $850 | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Nov 29, 2006 | San Jacinto | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $22,500 | $2,970 | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Sep 14, 2004 | Moreno Valley | Complaint | 8 citations 1 serious | $5,430 | $5,430 | Oct 9, 2006 |
Also recorded as: Cardenas Markets Inc; Cardenas Markets Inc; Cardenas Markets, Inc.; Cardenas Markets, Inc.; Cardenas Markets Inc; Cardenas Markets; Cardenas Markets Inc.; Cardenas Markets Inc; Cardenas Markets LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 4543: 10 citations, 6 serious, $26,285
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 9 citations, 2 serious, $13,935
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 3 serious, $19,170
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 3 citations, $1,495
- 8 CCR 3225: 3 citations, $815
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $3,850
- 8 CCR 4552: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, $7,000
Accidents investigated
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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 Cardenas Markets, LLC
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.