Stater Brothers safety record at a glance
Stater Brothers has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 21, 2001 and Aug 4, 2020. 7 of them were accident inspections. 4 of them produced citations, 10 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $30,735 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $20,915. The largest single penalty, $18,485, came from an inspection opened Mar 10, 2005 in Azusa. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #6,270 of 122,854 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 Ramona, Ontario, Lake Elsinore, Palmdale, Yorba Linda, Azusa, Redlands, Lancaster.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2020 | Ramona | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 6, 2020 |
| Apr 17, 2013 | Ontario | Accident | 1 citation | $1,125 | $1,125 | Feb 28, 2014 |
| Oct 21, 2011 | Lake Elsinore | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 19, 2012 |
| Jun 14, 2010 | Palmdale | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Jan 12, 2011 |
| Jun 8, 2009 | Yorba Linda | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Mar 10, 2005 | Azusa | Accident | death 4 citations 1 serious | $28,305 | $18,485 | Dec 28, 2006 |
| Dec 10, 2004 | Redlands | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 15, 2005 |
| Jan 21, 2004 | Lancaster | Accident | 4 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Jul 8, 2006 |
| Nov 6, 2003 | Redlands | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 17, 2004 |
| Aug 28, 2003 | Rialto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 5, 2004 |
| May 21, 2001 | San Marcos | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 17, 2003 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $675
- 8 CCR 3280: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 4543: 1 citation, $1,125
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $375
- 8 CCR 3225: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 3277: 1 citation, $185
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $185
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Ontario 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 Stater Brothers
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.