Gelson's Markets safety record at a glance
Gelson's Markets has been the subject of 3 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 30, 2020 and Dec 6, 2022. 1 of them were planned inspections. 2 of them produced citations, 6 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $22,620 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $8,695. The largest single penalty, $5,250, came from an inspection opened Nov 30, 2020 in Sherman Oaks. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #16,638 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade. Worksites in Manhattan Beach, Long Beach, Sherman Oaks.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2022 | Manhattan Beach | Planned | 4 citations 1 serious | $4,120 | $3,445 | Feb 5, 2024 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Long Beach | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Nov 30, 2020 | Sherman Oaks | Accident | 2 citations | $18,500 | $5,250 | Apr 24, 2023 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $3,750
- 8 CCR 5185: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 1 citation, $1,500
- 8 CCR 4353: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $185
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Long Beach 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 Gelson's Markets
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.