McDonalds safety record at a glance
McDonalds has been the subject of 28 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 30, 2001 and May 16, 2022. 22 of them were complaint inspections. 13 of them produced citations, 33 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $13,955 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $13,140. The largest single penalty, $5,680, came from an inspection opened May 23, 2003 in Fremont. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #11,805 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 61 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services; Construction. Worksites in Northridge, Pearblossom, Littlerock, Bell Gardens, Stanton, Los Angeles, Lemoore, Paradise.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2022 | Northridge | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Pearblossom | Complaint | 2 citations | $650 | $650 | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Littlerock | Complaint | 2 citations | $795 | $795 | Jul 23, 2021 |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Bell Gardens | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | Stanton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 16, 2020 |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 23, 2020 |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Lemoore | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Jan 25, 2016 | Paradise | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 2016 |
| Sep 24, 2015 | Kerman | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 21, 2016 |
| Jul 8, 2015 | Lemoore | Complaint | 1 citation | $205 | $205 | Jan 5, 2016 |
| Nov 10, 2014 | Torrance | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Jul 16, 2014 | Alhambra | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Jun 19, 2012 | Torrance | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Mar 20, 2015 |
| Aug 17, 2011 | North Highlands | Complaint | 1 citation | $340 | $340 | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Jul 12, 2011 | Santa Nella | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 19, 2011 |
| Oct 21, 2009 | San Diego | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 10, 2009 |
| Sep 25, 2009 | Orosi | Complaint | 3 citations | $615 | $615 | Aug 6, 2010 |
| Jul 6, 2005 | Galt | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 15, 2005 |
| May 12, 2005 | Chula Vista | Complaint | 8 citations | $1,930 | $1,930 | Oct 9, 2006 |
| Apr 15, 2005 | Lompoc | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 15, 2005 |
| Jan 14, 2005 | Fairfield | Accident | 2 citations | $450 | $450 | Jun 1, 2005 |
| Dec 10, 2003 | Lancaster | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Oct 21, 2006 |
| May 23, 2003 | Fremont | Accident | 5 citations | $5,680 | $5,680 | Oct 24, 2005 |
| Jun 4, 2002 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $300 | Jun 22, 2006 |
| Jan 29, 2002 | Palmdale | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,115 | $750 | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Sep 28, 2001 | Rio Vista | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Jan 18, 2002 |
| Jul 12, 2001 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 27, 2001 |
| Jan 30, 2001 | King City | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Apr 8, 2001 |
Also recorded as: McDonalds, Inc.; McDonalds Corporation.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 9 citations, $2,615
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 4 citations, $1,015
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $760
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 3 citations, $575
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 2340.22: 1 citation, $485
- 8 CCR 4300.7: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 4300.4: 1 citation, $325
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 McDonalds
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.