Goodwill Industries of Southern California safety record at a glance
Goodwill Industries of Southern California has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 9, 2001 and Dec 20, 2022. 5 of them were accident inspections. 10 of them produced citations, 23 in all: 2 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $48,410 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $30,975. The largest single penalty, $15,060, came from an inspection opened Dec 20, 2022 in Panorama City. That places the employer at #3,352 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 8 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Other Services (except Public Administration); Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Panorama City, Los Angeles, Rancho Mirage, Ontario, Cathedral City, Norco, El Monte.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2022 | Panorama City | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious 1 repeat | $15,060 | $15,060 | Jul 17, 2023 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2019 |
| Sep 20, 2019 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $6,000 | $6,000 | Mar 15, 2021 |
| Feb 8, 2018 | Rancho Mirage | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,680 | $1,680 | Apr 20, 2018 |
| Jan 24, 2018 | Ontario | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Sep 5, 2018 |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Ontario | Complaint | 2 citations | $930 | $930 | Aug 3, 2016 |
| Aug 17, 2015 | Cathedral City | Referral | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Apr 19, 2016 |
| May 18, 2015 | Norco | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Feb 4, 2016 |
| Jun 14, 2011 | El Monte | Accident | 1 citation | $185 | 0 | Nov 8, 2012 |
| Apr 15, 2009 | Los Angeles | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $19,500 | $2,250 | Jun 24, 2010 |
| Nov 9, 2001 | Los Angeles | Accident | 4 citations | $2,055 | $2,055 | Jul 17, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Goodwill Industries of Southern California Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 8 citations, 1 serious, $8,960
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 3 citations, $15,375
- 8 CCR 5185: 2 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $1,120
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 2 citations, $1,025
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 3704: 1 citation, 1 serious, $750
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $560
Accidents investigated
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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 Goodwill Industries of Southern California
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.