Sears, Roebuck & CO. safety record at a glance
Sears, Roebuck & CO. has been the subject of 30 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 2, 2000 and Nov 26, 2019. 22 of them were complaint inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 43 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $43,925 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $24,745. The largest single penalty, $10,420, came from an inspection opened Jan 25, 2017 in Fresno. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #4,802 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 21 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Other Services (except Public Administration); Manufacturing. Worksites in Sacramento, Fresno, Ventura, San Diego, Concord, Thousand Oaks, Buena Park, Northridge.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2019 | Sacramento | Planned | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 13, 2019 |
| Mar 26, 2018 | Fresno | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 30, 2018 |
| Feb 22, 2017 | Ventura | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,425 | $1,425 | May 16, 2017 |
| Jan 25, 2017 | Fresno | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,420 | $10,420 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| Sep 12, 2014 | San Diego | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,400 | $1,120 | Feb 26, 2016 |
| Jun 4, 2013 | Concord | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 17, 2013 |
| Mar 21, 2013 | Thousand Oaks | Complaint | 1 citation | $420 | $420 | Oct 14, 2013 |
| Jul 10, 2012 | Buena Park | Referral | 1 citation | $5,000 | 0 | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Sep 8, 2011 | Northridge | Complaint | 1 citation | $135 | $135 | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Nov 18, 2010 | San Jose | Complaint | 3 citations | $935 | $935 | Mar 26, 2011 |
| Jun 21, 2010 | Hayward | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 14, 2010 |
| Feb 9, 2010 | Eureka | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 27, 2010 |
| Dec 3, 2008 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 6, 2009 |
| Jul 29, 2008 | Redding | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 4, 2008 |
| Apr 15, 2008 | Hayward | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Jan 9, 2009 |
| Mar 29, 2007 | Santa Rosa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 2007 |
| Apr 19, 2005 | Long Beach | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | May 23, 2005 |
| Dec 20, 2004 | West Covina | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 24, 2005 |
| Oct 29, 2004 | North Hollywood | Complaint | 2 citations | $700 | $700 | Oct 21, 2006 |
| Mar 9, 2004 | McClellan | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 17, 2004 |
| Feb 23, 2004 | Cerritos | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 9, 2004 |
| May 22, 2003 | San Jose | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,385 | $1,385 | Sep 24, 2003 |
| Apr 10, 2003 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Dec 30, 2002 | Cerritos | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,310 | $1,310 | Sep 4, 2006 |
| Dec 27, 2002 | Cerritos | Accident | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Nov 1, 2001 | Carson | Complaint | 3 citations | $5,900 | $450 | Jul 24, 2002 |
| May 4, 2001 | Visalia | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 23, 2001 |
| Oct 27, 2000 | San Jose | Complaint | 8 citations | $3,000 | $3,000 | Oct 30, 2001 |
| Aug 14, 2000 | San Luis Obispo | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $1,650 | $1,200 | Nov 18, 2002 |
| May 2, 2000 | Northridge | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 30, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Sears Roebuck and CO; Sears, Roebuck and CO; Sears Roebuck & CO; Sears Roebuck & Company; Sears Roebuck and CO.; Sears Roebuck and CO dba Sears; Sears, Roebuck and CO.; Sears Roebuck and Company; Sears Roebuck & CO. # 6868, dba Sears Auto Center; Sears, Roebuck and CO. dba Sears Auto Center; Sears, Roebuck & CO dba Sears Auto Center.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, $1,805
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 6 citations, $1,255
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 2 citations, $895
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, $860
- 8 CCR 3272: 2 citations, $850
- 8 CCR 2500.8, Electrical, wiring methods: 2 citations, $795
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $300
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, 1 serious, $10,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sacramento employment lawyer, Fresno 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, Roebuck & CO.
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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.