Public Storage safety record at a glance
Public Storage has been the subject of 15 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 2, 2000 and Sep 24, 2026. 10 of them were complaint inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 18 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $10,180 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $3,805. The largest single penalty, $1,400, came from an inspection opened Aug 8, 2007 in Culver City. That places the employer at #29,477 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Transportation and Warehousing; Retail Trade. Worksites in Sunnyvale, San Lorenzo, Pacheco, Torrance, Monterey Park, Culver City, San Carlos, Downey.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sunnyvale | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Dec 30, 2014 | San Lorenzo | Complaint | 2 citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 14, 2015 |
| Apr 30, 2010 | Pacheco | Complaint | 2 citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Sep 8, 2008 | Torrance | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $375 | $300 | Dec 7, 2009 |
| Jan 23, 2008 | Monterey Park | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 4, 2008 |
| Aug 8, 2007 | Culver City | Accident | 4 citations | $7,250 | $1,400 | Jun 4, 2008 |
| Mar 3, 2006 | San Carlos | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Mar 30, 2006 |
| May 4, 2005 | Downey | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $300 | Dec 28, 2006 |
| Apr 6, 2005 | Glendale | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 9, 2005 |
| Jan 8, 2003 | Concord | Complaint | 2 citations | $605 | $605 | Jul 2, 2003 |
| Oct 24, 2002 | Martinez | Complaint | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Feb 20, 2003 |
| Nov 20, 2001 | Glendale | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Aug 21, 2008 |
| Feb 22, 2001 | Azusa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 23, 2001 |
| Jul 6, 2000 | Milpitas | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 3, 2000 |
| Mar 2, 2000 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 3, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Public Storage Inc.; Public Storage Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $870
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $485
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $500
- 8 CCR 14301: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 14305: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation, $300
- 8 CCR 3320: 1 citation, $300
- 8 CCR 3363, Water supply: 1 citation, $300
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sunnyvale 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 Public Storage
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.