D.R. Horton safety record at a glance
D.R. Horton has been the subject of 22 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 27, 2002 and Jul 11, 2025. 12 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 15 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $91,020 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $32,540. The largest single penalty, $24,300, came from an inspection opened Apr 20, 2016 in Yorba Linda. That places the employer at #3,099 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction. Worksites in Moreno Valley, American Canyon, Oroville, Hayward, Yorba Linda, Elk Grove, Palm Desert, Milpitas.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2025 | Moreno Valley | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Aug 28, 2023 | American Canyon | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $10,800 | $4,050 | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Mar 8, 2019 | Oroville | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 12, 2019 |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Hayward | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $13,500 | $750 | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Yorba Linda | Unprogrammed related | 5 citations 5 serious | $62,430 | $24,300 | Aug 29, 2018 |
| Oct 12, 2015 | Elk Grove | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 21, 2016 |
| Apr 9, 2014 | Palm Desert | Complaint | 2 citations | $2,250 | $2,250 | Jan 13, 2016 |
| Mar 7, 2013 | Milpitas | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 22, 2013 |
| Jul 31, 2012 | Vacaville | Referral | 4 citations | $740 | $740 | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Nov 16, 2010 | Sunnyvale | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 17, 2010 |
| Apr 7, 2009 | Vacaville | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 2009 |
| Mar 26, 2007 | San Diego | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 4, 2008 |
| Aug 3, 2006 | Patterson | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 20, 2006 |
| Aug 3, 2006 | Patterson | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 20, 2006 |
| Apr 19, 2006 | Sanger | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 1, 2006 |
| Mar 16, 2006 | Oxnard | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $750 | $450 | Aug 29, 2008 |
| Aug 5, 2005 | San Diego | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 3, 2006 |
| Dec 29, 2004 | Newhall | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Sep 23, 2004 | Moreno Valley | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 25, 2004 |
| Sep 26, 2003 | Pomona | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 13, 2003 |
| Apr 2, 2003 | Yorba Linda | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 23, 2003 |
| Jun 27, 2002 | Valencia | Complaint | 1 citation | $550 | 0 | Apr 26, 2005 |
Also recorded as: D.R. Horton Inc; D. R. Horton; Dr Horton; D.R.Horton; D. R. Horton, Inc.; D.R. Horton, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 3 citations, 2 serious, $11,925
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 3 citations, 1 serious, $4,685
- 8 CCR 1637, Scaffold planking: 2 citations, $370
- 8 CCR 1541.1, Excavations, protective systems: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,400
- 8 CCR 1731: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 1621, Railings and toeboards (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $1,125
- 8 CCR 1632, Floor, roof and wall openings: 1 citation, $750
Local pages: Moreno Valley 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 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.