Panera, LLC safety record at a glance
Panera, LLC has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 20, 2008 and Sep 16, 2026. 2 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 13 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $28,650 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $24,410. The largest single penalty, $8,400, came from an inspection opened May 22, 2024 in Stockton. That places the employer at #4,901 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 2 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services; Manufacturing; Retail Trade. Worksites in Salinas, Stockton, Ontario, Pasadena, Dublin.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Salinas | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| May 22, 2024 | Stockton | Planned | 4 citations 2 serious | $10,490 | $8,400 | Oct 21, 2024 |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Ontario | Planned | 4 citations 3 serious | $6,270 | $6,270 | Jan 7, 2021 |
| Apr 7, 2020 | Pasadena | Accident | 2 citations | $5,750 | $3,600 | Feb 10, 2021 |
| May 17, 2010 | Dublin | Complaint | 1 citation | $390 | $390 | Oct 14, 2010 |
| May 20, 2008 | Stockton | Accident | 2 citations | $5,750 | $5,750 | Sep 30, 2008 |
Also recorded as: Panera LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $8,000
- 8 CCR 5185: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3577: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3210, Guardrails at elevated locations: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, $600
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Salinas employment lawyer, Stockton employment lawyer, Ontario 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 Panera, LLC
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.