Pep Boys safety record at a glance
Pep Boys has been the subject of 22 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 15, 2000 and Jan 22, 2026. 13 of them were accident inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 70 in all: 8 serious. Inspectors proposed $174,355 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $124,335. The largest single penalty, $26,750, came from an inspection opened Jun 27, 2008 in San Jose. That places the employer at #280 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Other Services (except Public Administration); Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in San Diego, Sacramento, Rancho Cordova, Orange, Anaheim, Oceanside, San Jose, Huntington Park.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2026 | San Diego | Follow-up | 1 citation | $0 | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Dec 16, 2022 | Sacramento | Accident | 4 citations | $22,805 $32,370 proposed | open |
| Jan 27, 2011 | Rancho Cordova | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 8, 2011 |
| Jun 14, 2010 | Orange | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 16, 2010 |
| Feb 23, 2010 | Anaheim | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | Feb 17, 2011 |
| Dec 10, 2009 | Oceanside | Accident | 2 citations | $530 | Apr 29, 2010 |
| Oct 7, 2009 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 9, 2009 |
| Jun 27, 2008 | San Jose | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $26,750 | Jan 23, 2010 |
| May 24, 2007 | Huntington Park | Follow-up | no citations | $0 | May 29, 2007 |
| Jan 4, 2007 | San Leandro | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 22, 2007 |
| Oct 17, 2006 | San Bernardino | Accident | 3 citations | $375 $5,750 proposed | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Dec 6, 2004 | Bellflower | Accident | 2 citations | $600 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Jul 30, 2004 | Huntington Park | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 $22,500 proposed | May 25, 2007 |
| Nov 6, 2003 | Pasadena | Accident | 11 citations 1 serious | $26,130 | Jul 5, 2006 |
| Feb 6, 2003 | West Covina | Complaint | 3 citations | $750 $7,500 proposed | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Jul 22, 2002 | Vernon | Unprogrammed related | no citations | $0 | Jan 15, 2003 |
| Nov 29, 2001 | Rancho Cordova | Complaint | 2 citations | $900 | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Nov 2, 2001 | Santa Maria | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $5,435 $18,375 proposed | Mar 7, 2007 |
| Sep 6, 2001 | San Diego | Accident | 18 citations 2 serious | $8,580 $19,470 proposed | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Aug 3, 2001 | Fontana | Complaint | 7 citations | $2,055 | Mar 27, 2002 |
| Jun 7, 2001 | Torrance | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $9,745 | Jan 28, 2004 |
| Mar 15, 2000 | Riverside | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,305 | Sep 13, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Pep Boys Inc; The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack dba Pep Boys Auto; The Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack; The Pep Boys - Manny Moe & Jack of California LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 10 citations, 1 serious, $6,525
- 8 CCR 461, Permits to Operate: 7 citations, $2,175
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 6 citations, $1,265
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 4 citations, $15,000
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, 1 serious, $18,570
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 3 citations, 2 serious, $11,285
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, $1,515
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $825
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Diego employment lawyer, Sacramento 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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 Pep Boys
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 4, 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.