Starbucks safety record at a glance
Starbucks has been the subject of 28 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 6, 2001 and Apr 21, 2026. 25 of them were complaint inspections. 14 of them produced citations, 28 in all: 2 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $40,705 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $25,665. The largest single penalty, $8,605, came from an inspection opened Jun 7, 2012 in San Diego. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #4,512 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services; Retail Trade. Worksites in Tulare, Merced, Clearlake, West Sacramento, San Lorenzo, Rocklin, Seal Beach, Sacramento.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2026 | Tulare | Complaint | 2 citations | $560 | $560 | open |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Merced | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Oct 17, 2025 | Clearlake | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | West Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | San Lorenzo | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 21, 2025 |
| Jun 11, 2025 | Rocklin | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 20, 2025 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | Seal Beach | Complaint | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Nov 15, 2023 | Corona | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $300 | Feb 20, 2024 |
| Aug 25, 2023 | Stockton | Complaint | 1 citation | $450 | $450 | Apr 2, 2024 |
| May 12, 2023 | Rancho Cucamonga | Fatality or catastrophe | death 2 citations 1 serious | $7,950 | $7,270 | open |
| May 8, 2023 | Corning | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $560 | Jul 6, 2023 |
| Sep 10, 2021 | San Diego | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 2021 |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Fresno | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 21, 2021 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | Corning | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 2, 2020 |
| Jan 22, 2019 | Alameda | Complaint | 1 citation 1 repeat | $2,000 | $1,000 | May 3, 2019 |
| Aug 20, 2018 | Los Alamitos | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 3, 2019 |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Visalia | Complaint | 1 citation | $250 | $175 | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Mar 20, 2015 | San Carlos | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,875 | $1,875 | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Jun 13, 2012 | Fremont | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 26, 2012 |
| Jun 7, 2012 | San Diego | Complaint | 7 citations 1 serious | $19,815 | $8,605 | May 23, 2016 |
| Nov 3, 2011 | Long Beach | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Dec 1, 2014 |
| Jan 24, 2011 | Milpitas | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Nov 5, 2011 |
| Oct 13, 2010 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 24, 2010 |
| May 11, 2005 | Soledad | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Nov 8, 2005 |
| Jun 27, 2003 | West Covina | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2003 |
| Mar 3, 2003 | Duarte | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 3, 2003 |
| Dec 6, 2001 | Duarte | Complaint | 2 citations | $750 | $750 | Mar 5, 2009 |
Also recorded as: Starbucks Corp dba Starbucks Coffee; Starbucks Corporation.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 7 citations, $4,535
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 5 citations, $2,345
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $785
- 8 CCR 5142: 2 citations, $675
- 8 CCR 3225: 2 citations, $560
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, 1 serious, $7,200
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $3,000
Accidents investigated
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 Starbucks
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.