Johnson Controls safety record at a glance
Johnson Controls has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 3, 2000 and Dec 1, 2022. 6 of them were accident inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 23 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $154,285 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $135,800. The largest single penalty, $90,000, came from an inspection opened Dec 1, 2022 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #245 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Construction; Manufacturing; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Los Angeles, San Leandro, Rancho Cordova, San Francisco, San Ysidro, Moss Landing, Laguna Hills, Sacramento.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2022 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | 5 citations 5 serious | $90,000 | $90,000 | open |
| Jan 15, 2021 | San Leandro | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | Rancho Cordova | Accident | 2 citations | $5,000 | $3,000 | Mar 23, 2021 |
| Mar 1, 2019 | San Francisco | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Aug 6, 2018 | San Ysidro | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $19,310 | $18,825 | Oct 31, 2023 |
| Aug 31, 2012 | Moss Landing | Accident | 1 citation | $275 | $275 | Jan 26, 2013 |
| Sep 13, 2010 | Laguna Hills | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 18, 2010 |
| Apr 3, 2008 | Sacramento | Programmed related | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 10, 2008 |
| Jun 28, 2005 | Fullerton | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $2,000 | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Aug 19, 2004 | Fullerton | Complaint | 1 citation | $260 | $260 | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Jul 9, 2003 | Fullerton | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,250 | $19,250 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| May 9, 2003 | Fullerton | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,875 | $1,875 | Sep 21, 2006 |
| Mar 18, 2003 | 19895894 | Complaint | 1 citation | $315 | $315 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| May 7, 2002 | Fullerton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 15, 2002 |
| Nov 14, 2001 | Livermore | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 14, 2001 |
| Oct 3, 2000 | Moffett Field | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 3, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Johnson Controls, Inc.; Johnson Controls Inc.; Johnson Controls Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6181: 3 citations, 3 serious, $54,000
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $825
- 8 CCR 3272: 2 citations, 1 serious, $20,000
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 6175: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 1509, Injury and Illness Prevention Program (construction): 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3225: 1 citation, $875
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Los Angeles employment lawyer, San Leandro 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 Johnson Controls
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.