San Diego Union Tribune safety record at a glance
San Diego Union Tribune has been the subject of 4 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 9, 2000 and Nov 10, 2005. 2 of them were accident inspections. 1 of them produced citations, 3 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $7,870 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $1,010. The largest single penalty, $1,010, came from an inspection opened Apr 23, 2002 in San Diego. That places the employer at #51,989 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 3 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Information. Worksites in San Diego.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2005 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Apr 23, 2002 | San Diego | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,010 $7,870 proposed | Jul 14, 2008 |
| Aug 11, 2000 | San Diego | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 27, 2000 |
| Mar 9, 2000 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 31, 2000 |
Also recorded as: The San Diego Union Tribune.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation
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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 San Diego Union Tribune
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 4, 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.