PNS Stores Inc dba Big Lots Store safety record at a glance
PNS Stores Inc dba Big Lots Store has been the subject of 6 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 6, 2008 and Jan 21, 2022. 4 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 11 in all: 0 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $5,015 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $5,015. The largest single penalty, $1,600, came from an inspection opened Jan 21, 2022 in Redding. That places the employer at #25,023 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Manufacturing. Worksites in Redding, San Clemente, Yuba City, La Habra.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 2022 | Redding | Complaint | 3 citations 1 repeat | $1,600 | $1,600 | Aug 16, 2022 |
| Oct 11, 2019 | Redding | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,030 | $1,030 | Apr 20, 2020 |
| Oct 2, 2013 | San Clemente | Accident | 1 citation | $420 | $420 | Feb 6, 2015 |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Yuba City | Accident | 2 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jul 22, 2013 |
| Jul 13, 2011 | La Habra | Complaint | 2 citations | $465 | $465 | Jan 22, 2016 |
| Mar 6, 2008 | La Habra | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 14, 2010 |
Also recorded as: PNS Stores, Inc. dba Big Lots-Store; PNS Stores Inc dba Big Lots; PNS Stores, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 2 citations, $1,375
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $1,170
- 8 CCR 3704: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 1 citation, $400
- 8 CCR 3272: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 6165: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 2473.2: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 3220, Emergency action plan: 1 citation, $200
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 PNS Stores Inc dba Big Lots Store
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.