Staples safety record at a glance
Staples has been the subject of 34 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 26, 2000 and Feb 25, 2025. 24 of them were complaint inspections. 20 of them produced citations, 49 in all: 8 serious. Inspectors proposed $133,222 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $102,960. The largest single penalty, $46,500, came from an inspection opened Feb 7, 2023 in Ontario. That places the employer at #412 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 7 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; Transportation and Warehousing; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Stockton, La Mirada, San Rafael, Ontario, Orange, Sonora, Seaside, Visalia.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2025 | Stockton | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $150 | Jun 2, 2025 |
| Aug 20, 2024 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 13, 2024 |
| May 14, 2024 | La Mirada | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 15, 2024 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | San Rafael | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,850 | $800 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Ontario | Accident | 4 citations 2 serious | $46,500 | $46,500 | open |
| Jan 23, 2023 | Ontario | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,590 | $19,590 | open |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Orange | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Nov 15, 2019 | Ontario | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 20, 2020 |
| Aug 16, 2018 | Ontario | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Jun 5, 2018 | Ontario | Planned | 6 citations 3 serious | $27,750 | $6,270 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Sonora | Complaint | 2 citations | $275 | $275 | Mar 23, 2018 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Apr 14, 2015 | Seaside | Complaint | 3 citations | $2,275 | $1,225 | Mar 18, 2016 |
| Dec 10, 2014 | Visalia | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 24, 2014 |
| Jan 10, 2014 | Sacramento | Complaint | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Apr 29, 2014 |
| Mar 15, 2013 | Sonora | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Jul 24, 2013 |
| Feb 25, 2013 | San Luis Obispo | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,217 | $370 | Dec 21, 2015 |
| Oct 2, 2012 | Yorba Linda | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | $300 | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Jun 11, 2012 | San Ramon | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 5, 2012 |
| Mar 23, 2011 | San Ramon | Accident | 2 citations | $6,125 | $4,700 | May 17, 2016 |
| Sep 10, 2008 | Yorba Linda | Complaint | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | May 27, 2009 |
| Feb 6, 2008 | Turlock | Complaint | 1 citation | $410 | $410 | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Sep 20, 2007 | Roseville | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Sep 5, 2008 |
| Jun 12, 2007 | San Leandro | Complaint | 2 citations | $560 | $560 | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Nov 17, 2006 | Modesto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 17, 2006 |
| Sep 11, 2003 | Stockton | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 12, 2003 |
| Oct 28, 2002 | San Diego | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $375 | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Aug 28, 2002 | Sonora | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 11, 2002 |
| Feb 7, 2002 | Studio City | Complaint | 6 citations | $2,005 | $2,005 | Nov 13, 2002 |
| Aug 8, 2001 | Eureka | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 29, 2001 |
| Oct 11, 2000 | Los Angeles | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $16,685 | $16,685 | Jan 11, 2002 |
| Aug 23, 2000 | Santa Maria | Accident | 5 citations | $745 | $745 | Sep 1, 2006 |
| Aug 2, 2000 | Eureka | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 11, 2000 |
| Jan 26, 2000 | San Luis Obispo | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 28, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Staples Incorporated; Staples Inc; Staples, Inc.; Staples, Inc.; Staples, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 11 citations, 1 serious, $4,250
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 3 citations, 1 serious, $23,360
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $1,025
- 8 CCR 4353: 3 citations, $1,015
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $840
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 2 citations, 1 serious, $18,795
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $4,585
- 8 CCR 4184, Cranes and derricks, general: 1 citation, 1 serious, $22,500
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Stockton 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 Staples
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.