Food Maxx safety record at a glance
Food Maxx has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 1, 2002 and Oct 2, 2026. 7 of them were complaint inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 16 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $19,275 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $10,340. The largest single penalty, $3,075, came from an inspection opened May 7, 2007 in Fremont. That places the employer at #14,916 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade. Worksites in Oroville, Union City, San Jose, Fremont, Fairfield, Antelope, Sacramento.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | Oroville | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Oroville | Complaint | 2 citations | $975 | $975 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Oroville | Accident | 1 citation | $5,060 | $3,000 | Aug 29, 2022 |
| Jul 7, 2010 | Union City | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 26, 2010 |
| Feb 18, 2010 | San Jose | Accident | 3 citations | $2,400 | $2,400 | Jun 9, 2010 |
| May 7, 2007 | Fremont | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $8,250 | $3,075 | Jun 11, 2009 |
| Feb 14, 2005 | Fairfield | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 7, 2005 |
| Jun 17, 2004 | Fremont | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 29, 2004 |
| Apr 16, 2004 | Antelope | Complaint | 1 citation | $525 | $525 | Jul 19, 2006 |
| May 1, 2002 | Sacramento | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,065 | $365 | Sep 13, 2010 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, 1 serious, $4,300
- 8 CCR 4543: 3 citations, $3,325
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $800
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 1 citation, $525
- 8 CCR 2473.2: 1 citation, $225
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $150
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 1 citation, $115
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Jose 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 Food Maxx
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.