Safeway Stores, Inc. safety record at a glance
Safeway Stores, Inc. has been the subject of 13 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 4, 2000 and Mar 10, 2021. 8 of them were complaint inspections. 8 of them produced citations, 21 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $56,570 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $21,550. The largest single penalty, $16,870, came from an inspection opened Sep 18, 2015 in San Leandro. That places the employer at #6,000 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade. Worksites in Lodi, Santa Rosa, Vacaville, San Leandro, Tracy, Pleasanton, Half Moon Bay, Belmont.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2021 | Lodi | Planned | 4 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Jul 26, 2021 |
| Nov 18, 2019 | Santa Rosa | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 18, 2020 |
| Nov 4, 2019 | Vacaville | Accident | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Sep 18, 2015 | San Leandro | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $45,000 | $16,870 | Aug 30, 2016 |
| Jul 10, 2015 | Tracy | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Aug 4, 2011 | Pleasanton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 16, 2011 |
| Aug 5, 2005 | Half Moon Bay | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 19, 2005 |
| Jul 29, 2004 | Half Moon Bay | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 25, 2005 |
| Dec 19, 2003 | Belmont | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 10, 2006 |
| Jan 10, 2001 | Pacifi | Complaint | 2 citations | $300 | $300 | Feb 21, 2002 |
| Jun 21, 2000 | Belmont | Complaint | 7 citations | $7,775 | $1,050 | Dec 31, 2000 |
| Jun 21, 2000 | Redwood City | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Nov 30, 2000 |
| Feb 4, 2000 | Half Moon Bay | Complaint | 2 citations | $840 | $675 | Dec 31, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Safeway Stores dba Safeway, Inc; Safeway Stores Inc.; Safeway Stores Inc; Safeway Stores Inc.; Safeway Stores Incorporated.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 4543: 3 citations, 2 serious, $17,470
- 8 CCR 4650: 2 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 2 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 3225: 2 citations, $450
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $225
- 8 CCR 2500.8, Electrical, wiring methods: 2 citations, $185
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 2 citations, $185
Accidents investigated
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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 Safeway Stores, 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.