Sears safety record at a glance
Sears has been the subject of 34 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 17, 2000 and Feb 1, 2016. 29 of them were complaint inspections. 18 of them produced citations, 54 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $90,610 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $59,650. The largest single penalty, $23,620, came from an inspection opened Aug 13, 2008 in Citrus Heights. That places the employer at #1,111 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 2 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Other Services (except Public Administration); Real Estate and Rental and Leasing. Worksites in City of Industry, Modesto, Orange, Fresno, Merced, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Canoga Park.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2016 | City of Industry | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 13, 2016 |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Modesto | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $375 | Jun 6, 2016 |
| Dec 12, 2012 | City of Industry | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $150 | Apr 26, 2014 |
| May 23, 2012 | Orange | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Apr 5, 2012 | City of Industry | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Aug 27, 2012 |
| Nov 4, 2011 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 1, 2011 |
| Jul 19, 2011 | Merced | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 10, 2011 |
| Dec 29, 2010 | Fresno | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,115 | $1,115 | Jan 10, 2013 |
| Jul 1, 2010 | Sacramento | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Feb 18, 2011 |
| Nov 10, 2009 | Santa Cruz | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 22, 2010 |
| Apr 30, 2009 | Canoga Park | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 28, 2009 |
| Aug 13, 2008 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | 3 citations 2 serious | $23,620 | $23,620 | Sep 28, 2009 |
| May 16, 2008 | Cupertino | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Jan 2, 2008 | San Jose | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 30, 2008 |
| May 4, 2007 | Montclair | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 26, 2007 |
| May 18, 2006 | Santa Cruz | Complaint | 2 citations | $2,025 | $2,025 | Aug 1, 2007 |
| Dec 6, 2005 | Citrus Heights | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Apr 1, 2005 | Citrus Heights | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $7,550 | $7,550 | Sep 28, 2009 |
| Mar 29, 2005 | Santa Barbara | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Jan 19, 2007 |
| Mar 3, 2005 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 21, 2005 |
| Feb 1, 2005 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | 1 citation | $500 | $500 | Sep 28, 2009 |
| Feb 18, 2004 | San Mateo | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 24, 2004 |
| May 15, 2003 | Thousand Oaks | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 15, 2003 |
| Jan 28, 2003 | Stockton | Complaint | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Jul 31, 2006 |
| Oct 30, 2002 | Lakeport | Complaint | 3 citations | $100 | $100 | Feb 5, 2003 |
| Oct 29, 2002 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 29, 2002 |
| Oct 8, 2002 | San Bruno | Complaint | 1 citation | 0 | 0 | Nov 26, 2002 |
| May 2, 2002 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | May 9, 2002 |
| Apr 17, 2002 | Montclair | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 7, 2002 |
| Jan 28, 2002 | Oakland | Complaint | 6 citations | $900 | $900 | Apr 19, 2002 |
| May 16, 2001 | Santa Maria | Complaint | 3 citations | $630 | $630 | Dec 9, 2002 |
| Nov 16, 2000 | San Jose | Complaint | 3 citations | $300 | $300 | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Sep 22, 2000 | Burbank | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 22, 2000 |
| Jun 17, 2000 | Industry | Accident | 15 citations 1 serious | $49,485 | $19,500 | Aug 28, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Sears 1618.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 9 citations, 1 serious, $8,995
- 8 CCR 3272: 5 citations, $1,270
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 5 citations, $300
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 4 citations, $900
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $425
- 8 CCR 3627: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 2 citations, $335
- 8 CCR 3225: 2 citations, $335
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Modesto employment lawyer, Orange 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 Sears
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.