Cintas Corporation safety record at a glance
Cintas Corporation has been the subject of 14 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 3, 2002 and Sep 11, 2023. 7 of them were complaint inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 42 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $75,745 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $38,930. The largest single penalty, $18,000, came from an inspection opened Sep 11, 2023 in Sacramento. That places the employer at #2,327 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Other Services (except Public Administration); Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Sacramento, Bakersfield, San Diego, San Jose, Vista, Gilroy, Stockton, Pico Rivera.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2023 | Sacramento | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | open |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Bakersfield | Accident | 1 citation | $400 | $300 | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Oct 24, 2018 | Sacramento | Accident | 1 citation | $420 | $420 | May 13, 2019 |
| May 15, 2018 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Aug 1, 2017 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2017 |
| Jan 11, 2016 | San Diego | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2016 |
| Jan 19, 2012 | San Jose | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 26, 2012 |
| Apr 4, 2008 | Vista | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Apr 1, 2008 | Gilroy | Planned | 3 citations | $895 | $560 | Feb 2, 2011 |
| Apr 5, 2007 | Stockton | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | 0 | 0 | Mar 13, 2009 |
| Jun 14, 2006 | Pico Rivera | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 10, 2006 |
| Jun 17, 2004 | Pico Rivera | Complaint | 6 citations 1 serious | $10,680 | $3,750 | Sep 16, 2006 |
| Jun 10, 2003 | San Leandro | Complaint | 26 citations 1 serious | $36,425 | $14,775 | Jun 23, 2006 |
| Apr 3, 2002 | Whittier | Complaint | 3 citations | $8,925 | $1,125 | Sep 13, 2010 |
Also recorded as: Cintas Corp.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 4 citations, $895
- 8 CCR 4475: 3 citations, 1 serious, $7,350
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $1,655
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, $1,075
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 3 citations, $795
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $935
- 8 CCR 5110: 2 citations, $420
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sacramento employment lawyer, Bakersfield employment lawyer, San Diego 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 Cintas Corporation
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.