Kaiser Foundation Hospitals safety record at a glance
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals has been the subject of 99 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 8, 2000 and Oct 16, 2026. 51 of them were complaint inspections. 55 of them produced citations, 130 in all: 29 serious, 1 willful, 4 repeat. Inspectors proposed $987,520 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $551,250. The largest single penalty, $71,710, came from an inspection opened Jun 5, 2015 in Vallejo. 6 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #18 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 266 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Health Care and Social Assistance; Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in San Jose, Walnut Creek, Martinez, San Diego, Modesto, Stockton, Oakland, Sacramento.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | San Jose | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Walnut Creek | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Martinez | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Walnut Creek | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| May 27, 2026 | San Diego | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 1 serious | $24,125 | $24,125 | open |
| May 1, 2026 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 10, 2026 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Oakland | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,700 | $1,700 | open |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 3, 2026 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | San Leandro | Complaint | 5 citations | $3,825 | $3,825 | open |
| May 30, 2025 | Oakland | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 2 serious | $38,250 | $38,250 | open |
| Apr 7, 2025 | Mante | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 28, 2025 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 14, 2025 |
| Jul 2, 2024 | Modesto | Accident | 1 citation | $210 | $210 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| Apr 11, 2024 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 16, 2024 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | Oakland | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 6, 2023 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Nov 29, 2023 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Fremont | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,500 | $9,750 | open |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Mar 15, 2023 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Folsom | Accident | 2 citations | $2,400 | $2,400 | Mar 27, 2023 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | San Francisco | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 12, 2022 |
| Jul 11, 2022 | Downey | Complaint | 3 citations | $555 | $555 | Dec 19, 2022 |
| May 19, 2022 | Bakersfield | Planned | 4 citations 2 serious | $7,310 | $7,310 | Oct 21, 2022 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Anaheim | Accident | 1 citation | $1,000 | $1,000 | Sep 7, 2022 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Baldwin Park | Accident | 2 citations | $525 | $315 | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Dec 8, 2021 | Downey | Accident | 2 citations | $5,635 | $4,635 | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Walnut Creek | Unprogrammed related | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Sep 30, 2021 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 28, 2022 |
| Aug 18, 2021 | San Jose | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,925 | $1,925 | Mar 7, 2022 |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Roseville | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 10, 2022 |
| May 4, 2021 | San Jose | Accident | 3 citations | $10,120 | $6,120 | Feb 24, 2025 |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Riverside | Accident | 1 citation | $10,000 | $5,000 | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Feb 5, 2021 | Berkeley | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 29, 2021 |
| Feb 4, 2021 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $9,560 | $3,000 | Nov 6, 2023 |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Sacramento | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 24, 2022 |
| Jan 12, 2021 | Santa Clara | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $560 | $280 | Sep 11, 2025 |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Downey | Complaint | 6 citations 3 serious 1 repeat | $120,500 | $56,000 | open |
| Jan 6, 2021 | Antioch | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,400 | $4,050 | Aug 29, 2022 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Downey | Fatality or catastrophe | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Nov 25, 2020 | San Leandro | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Nov 23, 2020 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | 1 citation | $9,000 | $3,000 | Jul 10, 2023 |
| Nov 17, 2020 | San Jose | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Nov 4, 2020 | San Leandro | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 6, 2021 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | San Francisco | Accident | 5 citations | $5,000 | $4,000 | Jan 25, 2023 |
| Oct 20, 2020 | Walnut Creek | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 10, 2021 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 29, 2021 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Harbor City | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $47,200 | $15,725 | open |
| Sep 4, 2020 | South San Francisco | Complaint | 1 citation | $13,500 | $1,500 | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Sep 1, 2020 | Roseville | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $56,960 | $30,950 | Jan 24, 2023 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Bakersfield | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $88,885 | $26,885 | Apr 18, 2024 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Downey | Fatality or catastrophe | 3 deaths 5 citations 1 serious | $62,500 | $22,975 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Vallejo | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $45,000 | $24,000 | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Ontario | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious 1 repeat | $9,485 | $4,575 | open |
| Aug 12, 2020 | Fontana | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $59,735 | $21,310 | Sep 27, 2022 |
| Jul 31, 2020 | San Rafael | Accident | 6 citations 1 serious | $40,820 | $17,835 | May 9, 2022 |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Riverside | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $18,655 | $1,780 | open |
| Jun 29, 2020 | Antioch | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 30, 2020 |
| Jun 18, 2020 | San Leandro | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious 1 repeat | $50,825 | $36,950 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Walnut Creek | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $36,000 | $13,000 | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Pleasanton | Complaint | 1 citation | $1,125 | $700 | Dec 12, 2022 |
| May 27, 2020 | Martinez | Complaint | 5 citations 4 serious | $25,725 | $25,725 | Oct 31, 2022 |
| May 22, 2020 | San Diego | Complaint | 2 citations | $740 | $740 | May 3, 2023 |
| Nov 6, 2019 | Bakersfield | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 16, 2019 |
| Sep 11, 2019 | San Jose | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $28,000 | $15,000 | Sep 6, 2021 |
| May 17, 2019 | Santa Rosa | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious 1 repeat | $18,500 | $18,500 | Nov 12, 2019 |
| Jun 1, 2017 | San Rafael | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Oct 13, 2017 |
| May 9, 2017 | Walnut Creek | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 17, 2017 |
| May 8, 2017 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $900 | $900 | Nov 6, 2017 |
| Mar 27, 2017 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Nov 10, 2016 | Richmond | Complaint | 1 citation | $975 | $975 | Feb 7, 2017 |
| Nov 3, 2016 | Baldwin Park | Accident | 1 citation | $700 | $300 | Jul 10, 2017 |
| Sep 2, 2016 | Sacramento | Complaint | 1 citation | $935 | $935 | Apr 13, 2017 |
| May 5, 2016 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 3, 2016 |
| Apr 6, 2016 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 21, 2016 |
| Mar 10, 2016 | Fontana | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | Jul 8, 2017 |
| Jun 10, 2015 | San Leandro | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Dec 10, 2015 |
| Jun 5, 2015 | Vallejo | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious 1 willful | $79,000 | $71,710 | Nov 19, 2018 |
| Jul 8, 2014 | Livermore | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 7, 2015 |
| May 24, 2012 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,400 | $4,050 | Oct 26, 2015 |
| Jul 20, 2011 | San Francisco | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 18, 2012 |
| Mar 13, 2009 | Elk Grove | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Nov 6, 2006 | San Rafael | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | May 22, 2007 |
| Nov 6, 2006 | San Rafael | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 21, 2007 |
| Aug 15, 2006 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 16, 2006 |
| Jul 20, 2006 | San Rafael | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 26, 2006 |
| Mar 9, 2006 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 13, 2006 |
| Sep 2, 2005 | San Rafael | Complaint | 2 citations | $225 | $150 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Jan 12, 2005 | Santa Rosa | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Aug 13, 2004 | Santa Rosa | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 2, 2005 |
| Mar 17, 2004 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 29, 2004 |
| Feb 25, 2004 | Santa Rosa | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 5, 2004 |
| Feb 6, 2003 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | 2 citations | $600 | $600 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Sep 19, 2001 | San Rafael | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 5, 2001 |
| Jun 14, 2001 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | 1 citation | $220 | $220 | May 13, 2002 |
| Feb 20, 2001 | Novato | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 20, 2001 |
| Sep 20, 2000 | Novato | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 20, 2000 |
| Aug 8, 2000 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 8, 2000 |
| Apr 12, 2000 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 2, 2000 |
| Mar 8, 2000 | Napa | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Jun 9, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Kaiser Foundation Hospitals dba Kaiser Hospital; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals dba Kaiser Permanente; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, Inc.; Kaiser Foundation Hospitals - Walnut Creek.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5199, Aerosol transmissible diseases: 48 citations, 13 serious, $195,370
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 16 citations, $97,300
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 11 citations, 2 serious, $43,620
- 8 CCR 3342, Workplace violence prevention plan: 9 citations, 2 serious, $37,950
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 6 citations, 2 serious, $76,635
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 6 citations, 4 serious, $26,425
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, $1,810
- 8 CCR 3205.2: 2 citations, 1 serious, $24,250
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Jose 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 Kaiser Foundation Hospitals
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.