Pizza Hut safety record at a glance
Pizza Hut has been the subject of 12 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 15, 2000 and Jul 15, 2026. 6 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 15 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $44,560 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $25,460. The largest single penalty, $18,935, came from an inspection opened Jun 8, 2005 in Buena Park. That places the employer at #4,570 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 16 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in Lake Elsinore, Chico, Antioch, Palm Desert, Orange, Pinole, Buena Park, Santa Maria.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2026 | Lake Elsinore | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Jul 2, 2018 | Chico | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Aug 20, 2015 | Antioch | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 13, 2015 |
| Feb 19, 2015 | Palm Desert | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Oct 1, 2014 | Orange | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 3, 2014 |
| May 20, 2013 | Pinole | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 12, 2013 |
| Mar 22, 2007 | Buena Park | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 1, 2007 |
| Jan 2, 2007 | Santa Maria | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $24,500 | $5,400 | Mar 6, 2008 |
| Jun 8, 2005 | Buena Park | Accident | 5 citations 2 serious | $18,935 | $18,935 | Sep 9, 2009 |
| Dec 7, 2004 | Napa | Complaint | 2 citations | $675 | $675 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Nov 5, 2003 | Merced | Complaint | 3 citations | $300 | $300 | Feb 1, 2007 |
| Nov 15, 2000 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Mar 23, 2009 |
Also recorded as: Pizza Hut Inc dba Pacpizza.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 1 serious, $5,400
- 8 CCR 3249: 3 citations, $375
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $430
- 8 CCR 3382: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,000
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $9,000
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 2340.22: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $280
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Chico employment lawyer, Antioch 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 Pizza Hut
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.