San Francisco State University safety record at a glance
San Francisco State University has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 5, 2001 and Aug 25, 2026. 8 of them were complaint inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 25 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $24,020 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $12,855. The largest single penalty, $4,765, came from an inspection opened Feb 7, 2014 in San Francisco. That places the employer at #12,109 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Educational Services. Worksites in San Francisco.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2026 | San Francisco | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Aug 3, 2022 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Oct 14, 2022 |
| Mar 23, 2021 | San Francisco | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Feb 7, 2014 | San Francisco | Complaint | 9 citations | $4,765 | Aug 18, 2014 |
| Oct 29, 2010 | San Francisco | Complaint | 2 citations | $600 $895 proposed | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Jul 2, 2010 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Apr 12, 2007 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 5, 2007 |
| Mar 29, 2002 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | $0 | May 28, 2002 |
| Jan 4, 2002 | San Francisco | Complaint | 7 citations 3 serious | $3,990 $13,730 proposed | Jan 21, 2004 |
| Oct 5, 2001 | San Francisco | Complaint | 7 citations 1 serious | $3,500 $4,630 proposed | Oct 9, 2007 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 3 citations, 3 serious, $3,465
- 8 CCR 5208, Asbestos: 3 citations, $2,245
- 8 CCR 5154.1, Ventilation Requirements for Laboratory-Type Hood Operations: 3 citations, $175
- 8 CCR 3320, Warning Signs: 2 citations, $455
- 8 CCR 5142, Mechanically Driven Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems to Provide Minimum Building Ventilation: 2 citations, $350
- 8 CCR 5164, Storage of Hazardous Substances: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,150
- 8 CCR 5198, Lead: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $560
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Francisco 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 Francisco State University
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.