J C Penney Company, Inc safety record at a glance
J C Penney Company, Inc has been the subject of 5 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 29, 2000 and Oct 22, 2018. 3 of them were complaint inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 16 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $16,210 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $12,385. The largest single penalty, $5,400, came from an inspection opened Oct 22, 2018 in Newark. That places the employer at #12,623 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade. Worksites in Newark, Palm Desert, Fresno, Citrus Heights, Escondido.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2018 | Newark | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $6,750 | $5,400 | Mar 15, 2019 |
| Mar 28, 2013 | Palm Desert | Complaint | 6 citations | $3,000 | $900 | Nov 22, 2013 |
| Apr 5, 2007 | Fresno | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Dec 29, 2008 |
| Jan 24, 2002 | Citrus Heights | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 6, 2002 |
| Nov 29, 2000 | Escondido | Complaint | 6 citations 1 serious | $5,340 | $4,965 | Jul 16, 2008 |
Also recorded as: J C Penney; J C Penney Corporation Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $430
- 8 CCR 3277: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,400
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
- 8 CCR 3225: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 1 citation, $420
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 1 citation, $420
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3272: 1 citation, $280
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Fresno 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.
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If you work, or worked, at J C Penney Company, 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.