Stater Bros Market safety record at a glance
Stater Bros Market has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Dec 5, 2001 and Apr 2, 2026. 6 of them were accident inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 18 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $89,045 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $62,685. The largest single penalty, $36,375, came from an inspection opened Dec 17, 2020 in Lancaster. That places the employer at #1,015 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: Retail Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Lancaster, Palmdale, Lake Arrowhead, Yucca Valley, Bellflower, San Bernardino, Colton, Calimesa.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | Lancaster | Planned | 8 citations 1 serious | $4,375 $6,360 proposed | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Feb 7, 2022 | Palmdale | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | Aug 21, 2023 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Lancaster | Complaint | 4 citations 2 serious | $36,375 $56,625 proposed | open |
| Jun 27, 2019 | Lake Arrowhead | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | Jan 29, 2020 |
| Aug 25, 2014 | Yucca Valley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 10, 2015 |
| Mar 8, 2012 | Bellflower | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 31, 2012 |
| Apr 19, 2007 | San Bernardino | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 26, 2007 |
| Nov 29, 2005 | Colton | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | Jul 24, 2008 |
| Jul 26, 2002 | Calimesa | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | Feb 27, 2003 |
| Dec 5, 2001 | Norwalk | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,000 $7,125 proposed | Aug 21, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Stater Bros. Market; Stater Bros. Market.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, 1 serious, $13,500
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,325
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 1 citation, 1 serious, $22,500
- 8 CCR 4186, Maintenance and Use of Point of Operation Tools and Guards: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 2510.58, Grounding-Type Receptacles, Adapters, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 4300.29: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 4300.4: 1 citation, $375
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Lancaster employment lawyer, Palmdale 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 Stater Bros Market
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.