Pier 1 Imports safety record at a glance
Pier 1 Imports has been the subject of 13 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 5, 2003 and Oct 25, 2018. 9 of them were complaint inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 23 in all: 1 serious, 2 repeat. Inspectors proposed $26,075 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $16,490. The largest single penalty, $5,000, came from an inspection opened Oct 29, 2003 in Walnut Creek. That places the employer at #9,141 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Montclair, Fresno, Colma, Ontario, Bakersfield, Clovis, Walnut Creek.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2018 | Montclair | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,310 | $750 | May 20, 2019 |
| Oct 25, 2018 | Montclair | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Fresno | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 27, 2018 |
| Apr 4, 2017 | Colma | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,240 | $2,240 | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Jun 10, 2015 | Ontario | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 10, 2015 |
| Nov 16, 2010 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 3 citations | $450 | $450 | Feb 14, 2011 |
| Nov 14, 2005 | Ontario | Accident | 3 citations | $1,120 | $300 | Mar 22, 2010 |
| Nov 2, 2005 | Clovis | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 7, 2005 |
| Oct 26, 2005 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Dec 26, 2008 |
| Apr 19, 2005 | Ontario | Accident | 2 citations | $5,375 | $4,150 | Aug 15, 2015 |
| Jan 13, 2005 | Ontario | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 8, 2005 |
| Oct 29, 2003 | Walnut Creek | Complaint | 3 citations 2 repeat | $7,000 | $5,000 | Sep 30, 2004 |
| Mar 5, 2003 | Walnut Creek | Complaint | 5 citations 1 serious | $8,430 | $3,450 | Feb 19, 2004 |
Also recorded as: Pier 1 Imports, Inc.; Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc.; Pier 1 Imports Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3272: 5 citations, $3,610
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $2,210
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 2 citations, $900
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, $450
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $4,000
- 8 CCR 3225: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, $600
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Fresno 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 Pier 1 Imports
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.