JC Penney safety record at a glance
JC Penney has been the subject of 14 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 2, 2000 and Aug 29, 2022. 10 of them were complaint inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 10 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $9,465 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $9,185. The largest single penalty, $5,560, came from an inspection opened Dec 27, 2016 in Pleasanton. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #16,025 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 9 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Other Services (except Public Administration). Worksites in Fresno, Redlands, Concord, Chico, Pleasanton, Woodland, Santa Rosa, San Bruno.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2022 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 20, 2022 |
| May 17, 2019 | Redlands | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Fresno | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,550 | $1,550 | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | Concord | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Aug 29, 2018 | Chico | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 22, 2019 |
| Dec 27, 2016 | Pleasanton | Accident | 2 citations | $5,560 | $5,560 | Jul 7, 2017 |
| Nov 14, 2016 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 29, 2016 |
| Aug 17, 2011 | Pleasanton | Complaint | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Aug 4, 2011 | Woodland | Complaint | 2 citations | $935 | $655 | Dec 5, 2012 |
| May 20, 2010 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 16, 2010 |
| Sep 23, 2004 | San Bruno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 29, 2004 |
| Feb 18, 2003 | Grass Valley | Accident | death 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Jul 11, 2005 |
| Nov 19, 2002 | Fairfield | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 19, 2002 |
| Feb 2, 2000 | Richmond | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 22, 2001 |
Also recorded as: JC Penney Company, Inc.; J.C. Penney Company, Inc.; J.C. Penney Inc.; J.C. Penney Company, Inc.; J.C. Penney; JC Penney Company, Inc dba JC Penney Styling Salon; JC Penney CO, Inc dba JCP Home Furnishing Str#0389h; J. C. Penney Corporation, Inc.; JC Penney Company Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $1,360
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 2 citations, $1,310
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $860
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 340: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $280
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Fresno employment lawyer, Concord 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 JC Penney
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.