CVS Pharmacy safety record at a glance
CVS Pharmacy has been the subject of 42 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 29, 2007 and Oct 6, 2026. 30 of them were complaint inspections. 26 of them produced citations, 79 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $95,775 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $73,015. The largest single penalty, $16,865, came from an inspection opened Jul 20, 2007 in Los Angeles. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #786 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 3 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 5 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in San Leandro, Patterson, Davis, Walnut Creek, San Mateo, Hayward, Pico Rivera, Windsor.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | San Leandro | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Patterson | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Davis | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,600 | $1,600 | Dec 29, 2025 |
| Apr 27, 2023 | Walnut Creek | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 6, 2023 |
| Dec 2, 2022 | San Mateo | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Feb 13, 2023 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | Hayward | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Pico Rivera | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | 0 | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | Windsor | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Apr 10, 2023 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | Pittsburg | Complaint | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Mar 29, 2021 |
| Aug 15, 2019 | Tulare | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 12, 2019 |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 27, 2017 |
| Dec 5, 2016 | Fort Bragg | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Oct 23, 2017 |
| Mar 1, 2016 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | May 12, 2016 |
| May 19, 2015 | Orange | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 7, 2015 |
| May 18, 2015 | Laguna Woods | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 26, 2015 |
| May 9, 2014 | La Habra | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Jun 14, 2014 |
| Jan 10, 2014 | Rancho Santa Margarita | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | 0 | May 28, 2014 |
| Dec 10, 2013 | Fullerton | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 28, 2014 |
| May 1, 2013 | La Habra | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 16, 2013 |
| Dec 19, 2012 | Rancho Mirage | Accident | 4 citations | $5,650 | $5,525 | Nov 25, 2013 |
| Dec 6, 2012 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 23, 2013 |
| Nov 28, 2012 | La Habra | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Aug 10, 2011 | Pleasant Hill | Complaint | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2016 |
| Feb 10, 2011 | National City | Complaint | 2 citations | $465 | $375 | Feb 16, 2012 |
| Jan 5, 2011 | Azusa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 21, 2011 |
| Oct 5, 2010 | Fountain Valley | Complaint | 6 citations | $2,625 | $925 | Jul 25, 2011 |
| Aug 16, 2010 | Monrovia | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $23,750 | $9,250 | Jul 8, 2011 |
| Jul 7, 2010 | Campbell | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | May 17, 2011 |
| Apr 26, 2010 | San Clemente | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Mar 17, 2010 | San Diego | Complaint | 14 citations | $4,105 | $3,735 | Feb 16, 2012 |
| Jan 26, 2010 | El Dorado Hills | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Dec 2, 2009 | Novato | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Oct 22, 2011 |
| Nov 10, 2009 | La Habra | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,060 | $5,060 | Oct 10, 2011 |
| Oct 30, 2009 | Oakland | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,125 | $900 | Apr 25, 2012 |
| Oct 8, 2009 | Lakeport | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Aug 7, 2010 |
| Sep 16, 2009 | Arcata | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 15, 2009 |
| Aug 31, 2009 | San Mateo | Complaint | 7 citations | $1,275 | $900 | Jul 23, 2011 |
| Aug 28, 2008 | Irvine | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 23, 2009 |
| May 20, 2008 | San Pedro | Complaint | 5 citations | $2,200 | $2,200 | Nov 19, 2009 |
| Apr 11, 2008 | Long Beach | Complaint | 2 citations | $560 | $560 | Jan 23, 2010 |
| Jul 20, 2007 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 11 citations 1 serious | $16,865 | $16,865 | Jan 23, 2008 |
| Mar 29, 2007 | Monterey Park | Complaint | 5 citations 2 serious | $8,290 | $8,290 | Mar 11, 2008 |
Also recorded as: CVS Pharmacy Inc; CVS Pharmacy, Inc; Cvs/Pharmacy; CVS Pharmacy LLC; CVS Pharmacy Inc.; CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 13 citations, $2,960
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 8 citations, $4,870
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 6 citations, $20,000
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 6 citations, $2,190
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 4 citations, $1,270
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 3 citations, 1 serious, $10,080
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $1,120
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 3 citations, $560
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Leandro 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 CVS Pharmacy
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.