Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc safety record at a glance
Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc has been the subject of 8 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 4, 2004 and Jan 12, 2023. 4 of them were accident inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 13 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $86,120 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $47,945. The largest single penalty, $19,120, came from an inspection opened Feb 20, 2019 in Stockton. That places the employer at #1,611 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Retail Trade. Worksites in Stockton, San Bernardino.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 2023 | Stockton | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $9,750 | $7,500 | open |
| Aug 31, 2020 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 2, 2020 |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 28, 2020 |
| May 26, 2020 | Stockton | Complaint | 2 citations | $5,620 | $3,450 | Feb 15, 2021 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Stockton | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $10,825 | $10,825 | Feb 20, 2020 |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Stockton | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $38,250 | $19,120 | Oct 16, 2019 |
| Nov 26, 2013 | San Bernardino | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $21,375 | $6,750 | Jan 22, 2015 |
| Feb 4, 2004 | Stockton | Accident | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Feb 1, 2007 |
Also recorded as: Dollar Tree Distribution; Dollar Tree Distribution Inc; Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 3 citations, $1,050
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 2 serious, $19,120
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 2 citations, 2 serious, $16,875
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $3,450
- 8 CCR 3272: 1 citation, $420
- 8 CCR 3338: 1 citation, $280
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Stockton employment lawyer, San Bernardino 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 Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc
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.