D R Horton safety record at a glance
D R Horton has been the subject of 24 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 20, 2001 and Jan 22, 2014. 8 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 10 of them produced citations, 17 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $39,515 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $19,830. The largest single penalty, $10,400, came from an inspection opened Jan 22, 2014 in San Marcos. That places the employer at #6,756 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Manufacturing. Worksites in San Marcos, Milpitas, Olivehurst, Palo Alto, Fresno, Elk Grove, Sacramento, El Centro.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2014 | San Marcos | Programmed related | 3 citations 2 serious | $10,400 | $10,400 | Jul 9, 2014 |
| Jul 30, 2013 | Milpitas | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 15, 2014 |
| May 4, 2009 | Olivehurst | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 20, 2009 |
| Nov 2, 2007 | Palo Alto | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 31, 2007 |
| Oct 26, 2007 | Fresno | Referral | 2 citations 1 serious | $8,435 | $3,000 | Oct 8, 2009 |
| Sep 4, 2007 | Palo Alto | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $150 | Apr 6, 2009 |
| Aug 11, 2006 | Elk Grove | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 20, 2006 |
| Jul 31, 2006 | Sacramento | Programmed related | 1 citation | $280 | $150 | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Feb 17, 2006 | Elk Grove | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 10, 2006 |
| Sep 22, 2005 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 13, 2005 |
| May 17, 2005 | Milpitas | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 24, 2005 |
| Mar 30, 2005 | El Centro | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations | $555 | $555 | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Feb 23, 2005 | Patterson | Planned | 1 citation | $85 | 0 | Dec 6, 2006 |
| Oct 28, 2004 | Elk Grove | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 31, 2004 |
| Oct 13, 2004 | Elk Grove | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $11,250 | $2,250 | Sep 9, 2008 |
| Oct 5, 2004 | Sacramento | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Jul 10, 2003 | El Cajon | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 18, 2003 |
| Jun 27, 2003 | Irvine | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 7, 2003 |
| Jun 12, 2003 | Elk Grove | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $7,310 | $2,850 | Sep 20, 2005 |
| May 27, 2003 | Sacramento | Accident | 1 citation | $450 | $100 | May 4, 2011 |
| May 15, 2003 | Roseville | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 20, 2005 |
| Mar 13, 2003 | Ladera Ranch | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 27, 2003 |
| Nov 28, 2001 | Rocklin | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Jun 20, 2001 | Carlsbad | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2004 |
Also recorded as: D R Horton, Inc.; D R Horton Inc.; D R Horton dba D R Horton America's Builder.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1527: 4 citations, $745
- 8 CCR 1716.2: 3 citations, $2,550
- 8 CCR 1712: 2 citations, 1 serious, $2,850
- 8 CCR 1645: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,060
- 8 CCR 1716.1: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,060
- 8 CCR 1669: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 1637, Scaffold planking: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 1526: 1 citation, $185
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 D R Horton
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.