Sears Holdings safety record at a glance
Sears Holdings has been the subject of 16 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 15, 2006 and Feb 22, 2018. 11 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 9 in all: 0 serious. Inspectors proposed $12,585 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $8,380. The largest single penalty, $5,000, came from an inspection opened Apr 9, 2015 in San Jose. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #17,022 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 18 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing; Other Services (except Public Administration). Worksites in Antioch, Merced, Ontario, San Jose, Orange, Roseville, Costa Mesa, Pleasant Hill.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2018 | Antioch | Complaint | no citations | $0 | May 21, 2018 |
| Feb 5, 2018 | Merced | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 23, 2018 |
| Aug 28, 2017 | Ontario | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 14, 2018 |
| Apr 9, 2015 | San Jose | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $5,000 | Mar 12, 2016 |
| Aug 28, 2014 | Orange | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Dec 16, 2013 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Dec 7, 2011 | Costa Mesa | Accident | no citations | $0 | Mar 14, 2012 |
| Aug 12, 2011 | Pleasant Hill | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 22, 2011 |
| Aug 8, 2011 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 8, 2011 |
| Jun 13, 2011 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Jan 29, 2010 | Carson | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Apr 5, 2010 |
| Aug 20, 2009 | Concord | Complaint | 2 citations | $655 | Jun 16, 2010 |
| Sep 17, 2008 | Citrus Heights | Accident | no citations | $0 | Dec 19, 2008 |
| Mar 17, 2008 | Chatsworth | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 12, 2008 |
| May 18, 2007 | Glendale | Complaint | 2 citations | $450 $655 proposed | Dec 5, 2007 |
| Jun 15, 2006 | Fontana | Accident | 3 citations | $2,125 $6,125 proposed | Mar 22, 2010 |
Also recorded as: Sears Holdings Corporation; Sears Holdings Corp dba Sears; Sears Holdings Corporation dba Sears; Sears Holdings dba Kmart.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $6,000
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3999, Hand tools: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed): 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 5142, Mechanically Driven Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Systems to Provide Minimum Building Ventilation: 1 citation, $300
- 8 CCR 2340.12, Mechanical Execution of Work: 1 citation, $280
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $150
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $150
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Antioch employment lawyer, Ontario 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 Sears Holdings
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.