Petsmart safety record at a glance
Petsmart has been the subject of 36 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 30, 2000 and May 28, 2026. 30 of them were complaint inspections. 20 of them produced citations, 72 in all: 2 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $36,175 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $34,905. The largest single penalty, $13,575, came from an inspection opened Dec 21, 2009 in San Diego. That places the employer at #2,757 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Manufacturing; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Monrovia, Dublin, Redding, Elk Grove, Tracy, Chula Vista, Garden Grove, San Carlos.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 28, 2026 | Monrovia | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Aug 20, 2025 | Dublin | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | Redding | Referral | 2 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Sep 18, 2025 |
| May 26, 2022 | Elk Grove | Complaint | 2 citations | $885 | $885 | Sep 6, 2022 |
| May 3, 2021 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 11, 2021 |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Chula Vista | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 23, 2020 |
| Oct 30, 2017 | Garden Grove | Complaint | 12 citations 1 repeat | $6,070 | $4,800 | May 10, 2019 |
| Aug 23, 2017 | San Carlos | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 5, 2017 |
| Mar 16, 2016 | Rancho Cordova | Complaint | 1 citation | $335 | $335 | Aug 22, 2016 |
| Dec 3, 2015 | San Juan Capistrano | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 7, 2015 |
| Oct 1, 2015 | Upland | Accident | 2 citations | $985 | $985 | Nov 19, 2018 |
| Apr 27, 2011 | Gilroy | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Nov 9, 2010 | Lake Forest | Complaint | 2 citations | $410 | $410 | Feb 6, 2012 |
| Aug 3, 2010 | Campbell | Complaint | 1 citation | $400 | $400 | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Jul 27, 2010 | Sand City | Complaint | 1 citation | $400 | $400 | Nov 23, 2010 |
| Apr 5, 2010 | Yorba Linda | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 6, 2010 |
| Mar 1, 2010 | San Juan Capistrano | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Feb 6, 2012 |
| Jan 26, 2010 | San Jose | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Dec 23, 2011 |
| Jan 19, 2010 | Bakersfield | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 24, 2010 |
| Dec 21, 2009 | San Diego | Complaint | 10 citations 2 serious | $13,575 | $13,575 | Sep 16, 2010 |
| Nov 10, 2009 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 9, 2009 |
| Aug 5, 2009 | Santa Cruz | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 16, 2009 |
| Sep 17, 2008 | San Jose | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2008 |
| Jan 9, 2008 | Roseville | Complaint | 3 citations | $600 | $600 | Dec 17, 2008 |
| Sep 26, 2007 | Elk Grove | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,630 | $1,630 | Sep 4, 2008 |
| Jul 25, 2007 | Oxnard | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,575 | $1,575 | Jan 13, 2010 |
| Feb 15, 2007 | Long Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 11, 2007 |
| Oct 11, 2006 | Salinas | Complaint | 4 citations | $900 | $900 | Jul 30, 2007 |
| Jul 20, 2005 | San Mateo | Accident | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Dec 2, 2005 |
| Mar 26, 2004 | Lancaster | Complaint | 5 citations | $925 | $925 | Jul 8, 2006 |
| Feb 19, 2004 | Signal Hill | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 5, 2004 |
| Sep 23, 2003 | Fresno | Complaint | 10 citations | $2,465 | $2,465 | Jul 7, 2006 |
| Jul 9, 2003 | Signal Hill | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,460 | $1,460 | Sep 3, 2006 |
| Oct 16, 2002 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Dec 3, 2001 | Concord | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 17, 2001 |
| Aug 30, 2000 | San Juan Capistrano | Complaint | 2 citations | $935 | $935 | Nov 8, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Petsmart Corp; Petsmart Inc dba Petsmart Store; Petsmart, Inc.; Petsmart Inc; Petsmart, Inc; Petsmart, Inc; Petsmart LLC.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 16 citations, $6,090
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 6 citations, $1,905
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 6 citations, $1,715
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 5 citations, 1 serious, $6,180
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 5 citations, $3,185
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 4 citations, $785
- 8 CCR 3272: 3 citations, $520
- 8 CCR 3382: 2 citations, $1,120
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.
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If you work, or worked, at Petsmart
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.