Labor Ready Southwest Inc safety record at a glance
Labor Ready Southwest Inc has been the subject of 41 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 11, 2001 and Sep 12, 2016. 31 of them were accident inspections. 15 of them produced citations, 21 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $14,645 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $4,945. The largest single penalty, $1,445, came from an inspection opened Jan 24, 2008 in Fresno. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #25,843 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: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; Construction. Worksites in Pasadena, San Luis Obispo, Moreno Valley, Fresno, Santa Fe Springs, Bloomington, Oceanside, Sonoma.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2016 | Pasadena | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Apr 9, 2018 |
| Sep 8, 2016 | San Luis Obispo | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 20, 2016 |
| Jun 23, 2016 | Moreno Valley | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 28, 2016 |
| Mar 2, 2016 | Fresno | Programmed related | 1 citation | $325 | 0 | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Fresno | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 20, 2016 |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Santa Fe Springs | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 5, 2016 |
| Nov 24, 2015 | Bloomington | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 10, 2016 |
| Oct 13, 2015 | Oceanside | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $375 | 0 | Feb 8, 2017 |
| Aug 14, 2015 | Sonoma | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Jun 10, 2015 | South Gate | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 23, 2015 |
| Jun 4, 2015 | Santa Barbara | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 6, 2015 |
| May 19, 2015 | Simi Valley | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Jan 16, 2015 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation | $650 | $460 | Jan 9, 2017 |
| Jun 5, 2014 | Rocklin | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 3, 2014 |
| May 27, 2014 | South Gate | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 16, 2014 |
| Apr 17, 2014 | Los Angeles | Accident | 2 citations | $560 | $150 | Oct 27, 2015 |
| Mar 27, 2014 | Sylmar | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2014 |
| Nov 26, 2013 | Montecito | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 20, 2014 |
| Nov 19, 2013 | Huntington Beach | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Oct 10, 2013 | Selma | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 15, 2014 |
| Oct 7, 2013 | Bakersfield | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 15, 2013 |
| Jul 26, 2013 | Bear Valley | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Dec 31, 2015 |
| Oct 30, 2012 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 9, 2013 |
| Jun 21, 2011 | Imperial | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2012 |
| Apr 8, 2010 | Beverly Hills | Accident | 1 citation | $800 | $325 | Jan 22, 2011 |
| May 6, 2009 | Glendale | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 15, 2009 |
| Feb 18, 2009 | San Jose | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 2, 2009 |
| Sep 9, 2008 | West Sacramento | Accident | 2 citations | $465 | $185 | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Jul 24, 2008 | Burbank | Accident | 1 citation | $560 | $375 | Dec 3, 2009 |
| Jan 24, 2008 | Fresno | Accident | 3 citations | $1,445 | $1,445 | Dec 31, 2009 |
| Nov 29, 2007 | Hayward | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 28, 2007 |
| Aug 29, 2007 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | 0 | Oct 22, 2007 |
| Aug 12, 2007 | Turlock | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 27, 2007 |
| Feb 27, 2007 | Signal Hill | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $280 | Apr 13, 2009 |
| Feb 8, 2007 | Hayward | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 16, 2007 |
| Aug 31, 2006 | Riverside | Accident | 2 citations | $6,750 | $600 | Sep 12, 2008 |
| Oct 28, 2004 | Palm Springs | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 15, 2004 |
| May 7, 2003 | Stockton | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | 0 | Nov 22, 2004 |
| Oct 2, 2002 | Valencia | Accident | 1 citation | $185 | 0 | Jan 30, 2007 |
| Nov 15, 2001 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 5, 2002 |
| Jul 11, 2001 | Burbank | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 22, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Labor Ready Southwest Inc.; Labor Ready Southwest, Inc.; Labor Ready Southwest, Inc., dba Labor Ready; Labor Ready Southwest, Inc. dba Labor Ready; Labor Ready/Southwest Inc; Labor Ready Southwest, Inc; Labor Ready Southwest; Labor Ready Southwest Inc.; Labor Ready Southwest, Inc.; Labor Ready Southwest Inc. dba Labor Ready.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 11 citations, $3,085
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 3 citations, $975
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $325
- 8 CCR 5142: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 4300.40: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 1 citation
- 8 CCR 3366: 1 citation
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Pasadena employment lawyer, Moreno Valley 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 Labor Ready Southwest 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.