Starbucks Coffee Company safety record at a glance
Starbucks Coffee Company has been the subject of 19 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 18, 2000 and Oct 15, 2026. 16 of them were complaint inspections. 10 of them produced citations, 25 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $16,600 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $14,450. The largest single penalty, $6,640, came from an inspection opened Aug 5, 2009 in San Diego. That places the employer at #10,710 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Accommodation and Food Services. Worksites in San Ramon, Campbell, San Francisco, Hermosa Beach, San Jose, Chico, Mission Viejo, McKinleyville.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2026 | San Ramon | Complaint | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Campbell | Complaint | 2 citations | $670 | open |
| Aug 28, 2015 | San Francisco | Accident | 2 citations | $3,000 $5,000 proposed | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Sep 25, 2013 | Hermosa Beach | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 17, 2014 |
| Aug 20, 2012 | San Jose | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 6, 2012 |
| Jun 14, 2012 | Chico | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 30, 2012 |
| Jun 6, 2011 | Mission Viejo | Complaint | 2 citations | $560 | Feb 8, 2012 |
| Jan 25, 2011 | McKinleyville | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 3, 2011 |
| Dec 20, 2010 | Oakdale | Complaint | 1 citation | $0 | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Sep 9, 2009 | Novato | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 30, 2009 |
| Aug 5, 2009 | San Diego | Complaint | 10 citations 1 serious | $6,640 | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Mar 4, 2008 | Sacramento | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Dec 20, 2007 | Glendale | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 20, 2008 |
| Apr 17, 2006 | Santa Clarita | Complaint | 2 citations | $655 | Jul 7, 2008 |
| May 3, 2005 | Corte Madera | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,500 | Dec 18, 2008 |
| Feb 16, 2005 | Whittier | Complaint | 2 citations | $600 $750 proposed | Jun 16, 2006 |
| Sep 27, 2002 | Santa Moni | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | Jan 24, 2003 |
| Nov 28, 2001 | Torrance | Follow-up | 1 citation | $450 | Apr 22, 2002 |
| Feb 18, 2000 | Fountain Valley | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Aug 29, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Starbucks Coffee CO; Starbucks Coffee Corporation; Starbucks Coffee CO.; Starbucks Coffee CO; Starbucks Coffee.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, $1,525
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $980
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 3 citations, $840
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $3,375
- 8 CCR 3396, Heat illness prevention, indoor: 2 citations, $670
- 8 CCR 3272, Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways: 2 citations, $580
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $485
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,375
Accidents investigated
Local pages: San Francisco 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 Starbucks Coffee Company
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.