Macy's safety record at a glance
Macy's has been the subject of 42 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 16, 2000 and Aug 5, 2026. 30 of them were complaint inspections. 20 of them produced citations, 59 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $119,170 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $75,595. The largest single penalty, $23,715, came from an inspection opened Jul 13, 2009 in Los Angeles. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #744 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 21 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Arcadia, San Francisco, Ventura, Stockton, Modesto, City of Industry, Union City, Visalia.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Arcadia | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,200 | $1,200 | open |
| Aug 25, 2025 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Ventura | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Stockton | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Jan 24, 2024 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Modesto | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $150 | Mar 12, 2025 |
| Nov 14, 2016 | City of Industry | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 18, 2017 |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Union City | Complaint | 15 citations 1 serious | $15,680 | $9,255 | Apr 17, 2017 |
| Sep 2, 2015 | Visalia | Complaint | 3 citations | $935 | $935 | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Sep 18, 2014 | Escondido | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 24, 2014 |
| Jun 2, 2014 | Industry | Accident | death 2 citations 1 serious | $26,125 | $18,185 | Oct 8, 2018 |
| Jan 13, 2012 | San Francisco | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,120 | $600 | Dec 27, 2012 |
| Jun 21, 2011 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 30, 2011 |
| May 17, 2011 | City of Industry | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,500 | $750 | Jun 24, 2012 |
| Aug 13, 2010 | San Francisco | Accident | 2 citations | $5,375 | $5,075 | Oct 3, 2012 |
| Jul 1, 2010 | Lakewood | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 5, 2010 |
| Apr 6, 2010 | Torrance | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Sep 29, 2009 | Industry | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 8, 2010 |
| Aug 25, 2009 | Citrus Heights | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Sep 10, 2009 |
| Jul 13, 2009 | Los Angeles | Accident | death 4 citations 1 serious | $23,715 | $23,715 | Jul 21, 2016 |
| Jun 22, 2009 | San Leandro | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 19, 2009 |
| Jun 8, 2009 | Escondido | Accident | 4 citations | $5,555 | $3,555 | Aug 4, 2009 |
| Dec 16, 2008 | Lakewood | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 9, 2009 |
| Oct 29, 2008 | Hayward | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $7,870 | $3,370 | Jun 9, 2010 |
| Aug 20, 2008 | Torrance | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,935 | $2,925 | Nov 19, 2009 |
| Jun 12, 2008 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 30, 2008 |
| May 27, 2008 | Torrance | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 11, 2008 |
| May 9, 2008 | City of Industry | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $2,000 | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Jan 15, 2008 | Lakewood | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,875 | $1,875 | Jul 8, 2009 |
| Sep 5, 2007 | San Rafael | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 12, 2009 |
| Mar 7, 2007 | El Cajon | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $1,000 | Dec 16, 2008 |
| Nov 25, 2003 | San Francisco | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Jun 12, 2003 | Santa Clara | Complaint | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Jan 17, 2004 |
| May 31, 2002 | Santa Clara | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 16, 2003 |
| Feb 7, 2002 | Cerritos | Complaint | 1 citation | $280 | $185 | Aug 18, 2004 |
| Sep 27, 2001 | Santa Clara | Complaint | 2 citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 5, 2002 |
| May 2, 2001 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 4, 2001 |
| Nov 15, 2000 | Woodland Hills | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 26, 2001 |
| Sep 21, 2000 | San Rafael | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Aug 18, 2000 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 25, 2000 |
| Jun 29, 2000 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 16, 2000 |
| Apr 13, 2000 | San Mateo | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Feb 16, 2000 | Palm Desert | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 6, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Macy's Inc; Macy's Inc dba Macy's Stores of California; Macy's Inc.; Macy's, Inc.; Macy's, Inc. Dba: Macy's Logistics and Operations.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 6 citations, $1,605
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, $1,400
- 8 CCR 2500.8, Electrical, wiring methods: 4 citations, $855
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 3 citations, $8,700
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, $2,935
- 8 CCR 3272: 3 citations, $785
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, $450
- 8 CCR 4353: 2 citations, 1 serious, $23,100
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Francisco 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 Macy's
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.