Del Taco safety record at a glance
Del Taco has been the subject of 27 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 5, 2000 and Nov 4, 2025. 22 of them were complaint inspections. 17 of them produced citations, 41 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $24,770 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $16,560. The largest single penalty, $2,475, came from an inspection opened Apr 13, 2005 in Oxnard. That places the employer at #9,066 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 10 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services. Worksites in Bakersfield, Sacramento, Citrus Heights, Calimesa, Roseville, Yucca Valley, Elk Grove, Escondido.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2025 | Bakersfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Oct 15, 2025 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Calimesa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 31, 2024 |
| Aug 22, 2023 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 2023 |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Yucca Valley | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 4, 2023 |
| Feb 13, 2023 | Elk Grove | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | May 30, 2023 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | Escondido | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 13, 2020 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Anaheim | Referral | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Jul 20, 2018 | Fair Oaks | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,800 | $1,800 | Jan 7, 2020 |
| Nov 29, 2017 | Azusa | Accident | 3 citations | $2,620 | $2,250 | Jul 15, 2019 |
| Nov 6, 2017 | Redlands | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,380 | $740 | Mar 11, 2019 |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Jun 24, 2019 |
| Feb 15, 2017 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 3 citations | $825 | $450 | Mar 8, 2018 |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Temecula | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,260 | $720 | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Aug 7, 2013 | Santa Ana | Complaint | 3 citations | $555 | $520 | Aug 7, 2014 |
| Jan 5, 2010 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,215 | $1,140 | Jan 8, 2011 |
| Dec 15, 2009 | Anaheim | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 23, 2009 |
| Jan 9, 2009 | Sacramento | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Apr 22, 2016 |
| May 19, 2006 | Sacramento | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,855 | $1,855 | Apr 20, 2007 |
| Apr 13, 2005 | Oxnard | Planned | 1 citation 1 serious | $2,475 | $2,475 | Jul 3, 2006 |
| Jun 29, 2004 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 15, 2004 |
| Jun 10, 2002 | Modesto | Complaint | 3 citations | $185 | $185 | Apr 16, 2007 |
| Apr 8, 2002 | Ceres | Complaint | 1 citation | $75 | $75 | Nov 4, 2004 |
| Jul 13, 2001 | Barstow | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 27, 2001 |
| Jan 23, 2001 | Artesia | Accident | 2 citations | $795 | $795 | Jul 14, 2008 |
| May 5, 2000 | Roseville | Complaint | 3 citations | $6,225 | $1,050 | Mar 20, 2007 |
Also recorded as: Del Taco Inc; Del Taco LLC dba del Taco; Del Taco LLC; Del Taco LLC; Del Taco, LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 10 citations, $3,585
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $580
- 8 CCR 3249: 3 citations, $135
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 2 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 3382: 2 citations, $1,170
- 8 CCR 3384: 2 citations, $900
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $795
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Bakersfield employment lawyer, Sacramento 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 Del Taco
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.