K-Mart safety record at a glance
K-Mart has been the subject of 41 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 6, 2000 and Oct 25, 2016. 30 of them were complaint inspections. 27 of them produced citations, 95 in all: 8 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $136,500 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $47,810. The largest single penalty, $9,585, came from an inspection opened Sep 9, 2002 in Escondido. That places the employer at #1,623 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Manufacturing; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Mante, Lodi, San Ysidro, Cudahy, Santa Rosa, Harbor City, Goleta, Bishop.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2016 | Mante | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Mar 24, 2017 |
| May 19, 2015 | Lodi | Complaint | 1 citation | $415 | $415 | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Oct 30, 2014 | San Ysidro | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 21, 2015 |
| May 30, 2013 | Cudahy | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | May 17, 2014 |
| Jul 21, 2009 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Mar 9, 2007 | Harbor City | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 6, 2007 |
| Mar 2, 2007 | Goleta | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 17, 2007 |
| Sep 25, 2006 | Bishop | Complaint | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Sep 21, 2006 | Bishop | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 29, 2006 |
| Apr 6, 2006 | Rancho Cordova | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Jul 2, 2006 |
| Mar 29, 2005 | Mira Loma | Accident | 3 citations | $7,500 | $375 | Oct 9, 2006 |
| Jun 2, 2004 | Valencia | Complaint | 12 citations | $14,980 | $3,825 | Dec 31, 2007 |
| Jan 28, 2004 | Redwood City | Complaint | 5 citations 2 serious | $7,200 | $3,120 | Jul 6, 2005 |
| Jan 14, 2004 | Costa Mesa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 11, 2004 |
| Oct 10, 2003 | Chino Hills | Follow-up | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 10, 2003 |
| Jun 17, 2003 | Petaluma | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 3, 2003 |
| May 30, 2003 | Oceanside | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Feb 10, 2003 | Auburn | Planned | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Sep 19, 2006 |
| Jan 8, 2003 | Sacramento | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Jul 11, 2008 |
| Dec 27, 2002 | Seaside | Complaint | 1 citation | $5,060 | $280 | Mar 12, 2003 |
| Sep 12, 2002 | Thousand Oaks | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 11, 2002 |
| Sep 9, 2002 | Escondido | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $17,010 | $9,585 | Apr 17, 2008 |
| Sep 4, 2002 | Covina | Accident | 5 citations | $1,850 | $750 | Sep 16, 2006 |
| Jul 23, 2002 | Northridge | Complaint | 4 citations 2 serious | $14,200 | $6,750 | Jun 28, 2006 |
| May 29, 2002 | Ukiah | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | May 31, 2002 |
| Jan 16, 2002 | Lompoc | Accident | 2 citations | $18,375 | $975 | May 24, 2005 |
| Jan 10, 2002 | Ukiah | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,200 | $1,200 | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Jan 8, 2002 | San Diego | Complaint | 18 citations 3 serious | $22,470 | $7,470 | Jan 26, 2010 |
| Jan 7, 2002 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 27, 2002 |
| Jan 4, 2002 | Arroyo Grande | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Sep 28, 2009 |
| Nov 29, 2001 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | 2 citations | $610 | $610 | Feb 26, 2002 |
| Jul 31, 2001 | Ventura | Complaint | 7 citations | $12,525 | $1,350 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| May 14, 2001 | Chino Hills | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 9, 2003 |
| May 3, 2001 | Soquel | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 14, 2001 |
| Feb 14, 2001 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | 2 citations 1 repeat | $2,350 | $2,350 | May 25, 2001 |
| Dec 18, 2000 | Redwood City | Complaint | 2 citations | $600 | $600 | May 11, 2001 |
| Aug 23, 2000 | Riverside | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,495 | $1,495 | Nov 5, 2001 |
| Jun 25, 2000 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Sep 30, 2000 |
| Jun 22, 2000 | Sacramento | Complaint | 3 citations | $675 | $675 | Mar 20, 2007 |
| Jun 2, 2000 | Lompoc | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 7, 2000 |
| Apr 6, 2000 | Chino Hills | Complaint | 4 citations | $600 | $600 | Sep 13, 2010 |
Also recorded as: K Mart; K-Mart Corporation; K-Mart Corporation; K Mart; K Mart Corporation; K Mart Corporation aka Kmart Corporation.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 9 citations, $1,960
- 8 CCR 3664, Industrial trucks, operator training: 6 citations, $1,375
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 6 citations, $1,120
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 5 citations, $4,375
- 8 CCR 3272: 5 citations, $1,010
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 4 citations, 1 serious, $9,150
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 3 citations, 2 serious, $3,250
- 8 CCR 2340.22: 3 citations, 1 serious, $2,960
Accidents investigated
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 K-Mart
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.