Los Angeles Unified School District safety record at a glance
Los Angeles Unified School District has been the subject of 30 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 27, 2000 and Jul 30, 2026. 18 of them were accident inspections. 14 of them produced citations, 24 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $74,990 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $45,985. The largest single penalty, $22,950, came from an inspection opened Sep 19, 2018 in North Hollywood. That places the employer at #1,741 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Educational Services; Public Administration. Worksites in Van Nuys, Carson, Los Angeles, Chatsworth, Pacoima, Pico Rivera, North Hollywood, Granada Hills.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Van Nuys | Fatality or catastrophe | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | Carson | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 3, 2026 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,120 | $450 | open |
| Apr 25, 2024 | Chatsworth | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 24, 2024 |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Pacoima | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 18, 2024 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Pico Rivera | Accident | 1 citation | $795 | $655 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Van Nuys | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 12, 2024 |
| May 1, 2023 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Apr 5, 2023 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $1,000 | $1,000 | Jul 17, 2024 |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Pacoima | Accident | 4 citations | $3,000 | $3,000 | open |
| Sep 15, 2022 | North Hollywood | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Oct 17, 2019 | Granada Hills | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Oct 16, 2019 | Porter Ranch | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Oct 16, 2019 | Granada Hills | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Jul 17, 2019 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 6, 2019 |
| May 21, 2019 | Woodland Hills | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Jun 21, 2021 |
| Feb 26, 2019 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | May 13, 2022 |
| Sep 19, 2018 | North Hollywood | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 2 serious | $22,950 | $22,950 | Jun 16, 2021 |
| Jul 10, 2018 | Los Angeles | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Oct 9, 2017 | Van Nuys | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 28, 2018 |
| Jun 1, 2016 | Woodland Hills | Accident | 2 citations | $18,280 | $2,280 | Nov 7, 2017 |
| Mar 16, 2016 | Los Angeles | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $14,060 | $7,200 | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | Mar 27, 2018 |
| Jul 7, 2015 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Sep 6, 2012 | Granada Hills | Accident | 1 citation | $420 | $280 | Jan 23, 2014 |
| May 4, 2012 | Canoga Park | Planned | 1 citation | $420 | $150 | Nov 10, 2013 |
| Apr 13, 2012 | Reseda | Complaint | 2 citations | $840 | $150 | open |
| Aug 22, 2001 | Carson | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 22, 2001 |
| Sep 21, 2000 | Wilmington | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 17, 2000 |
| May 27, 2000 | Carson | Accident | 3 citations | $1,355 | $1,120 | Oct 31, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Los Angeles Unified School District (Avalon High); Los Angeles Unified School District - Haddon Ave. Elementary.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 3 citations, $6,375
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 3 citations, $3,030
- 8 CCR 5142: 3 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 2 citations, 2 serious, $22,950
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $935
- 8 CCR 6401.9: 2 citations, $450
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 2320.2, Electrical, work on energized equipment: 1 citation, $1,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Carson employment lawyer, Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles Unified School District
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.