Qualcomm Inc safety record at a glance
Qualcomm Inc has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 29, 2007 and Jun 16, 2016. 2 of them were unprogrammed related inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 21 in all: 3 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $43,200 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $20,895. The largest single penalty, $10,675, came from an inspection opened Sep 14, 2015 in San Diego. That places the employer at #6,282 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 76 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Utilities; Manufacturing; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in San Diego.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2016 | San Diego | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 16, 2016 |
| Sep 14, 2015 | San Diego | Unprogrammed related | 6 citations 1 serious | $25,525 | $10,675 | Aug 8, 2017 |
| Mar 9, 2015 | San Diego | Complaint | 10 citations 1 repeat | $7,555 | $5,865 | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Mar 7, 2014 | San Diego | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Nov 2, 2012 | San Diego | Unprogrammed related | 3 citations 2 serious | $9,420 | $3,795 | Apr 29, 2016 |
| Apr 27, 2009 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation | $420 | $335 | Feb 8, 2013 |
| May 29, 2007 | San Diego | Accident | 1 citation | $280 | $225 | Feb 24, 2009 |
Also recorded as: Qualcomm; Qualcomm Incorporated.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations, $2,215
- 8 CCR 5157, Confined spaces: 3 citations, $2,435
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 3 citations, $1,500
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, 1 serious, $8,500
- 8 CCR 3276, Portable ladders: 2 citations, 2 serious, $3,375
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, $1,435
- 8 CCR 1670, Fall protection (construction): 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 2320.2, Electrical, work on energized equipment: 1 citation, $375
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Diego 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.
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If you work, or worked, at Qualcomm Inc
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.