Suburban Propane safety record at a glance
Suburban Propane has been the subject of 18 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 3, 2000 and Aug 14, 2026. 7 of them were accident inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 19 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $35,560 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $18,610. The largest single penalty, $8,250, came from an inspection opened Sep 20, 2023 in Robbins. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #7,551 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; Utilities. Worksites in Elk Grove, Red Bluff, Robbins, Oakhurst, Fresno, Santa Rosa, Fort Bragg, Grass Valley.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Elk Grove | Planned | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Sep 17, 2024 | Red Bluff | Complaint | 1 citation | $350 | $350 | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Sep 20, 2023 | Robbins | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $8,250 | $8,250 | open |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Oakhurst | Fatality or catastrophe | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Feb 24, 2023 | Fresno | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 16, 2023 |
| May 3, 2021 | Santa Rosa | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 26, 2021 |
| Oct 2, 2013 | Fort Bragg | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 5, 2013 |
| Nov 10, 2011 | Grass Valley | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,680 | $1,680 | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Jul 14, 2011 | Fort Bragg | Accident | 2 citations | $6,370 | $1,270 | Sep 1, 2012 |
| Jun 23, 2011 | Elk Grove | Planned | 3 citations | $6,750 | $750 | Apr 24, 2012 |
| Dec 21, 2010 | Occidental | Unprogrammed related | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 23, 2010 |
| Dec 1, 2010 | Carmel | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 22, 2010 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | Napa | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $225 | $225 | Feb 19, 2011 |
| Aug 18, 2010 | Colfax | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 9, 2011 |
| Dec 17, 2009 | Malibu | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $2,300 | Dec 15, 2010 |
| Jul 8, 2004 | San Leandro | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,750 | $2,700 | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Sep 5, 2001 | Red Bluff | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Oct 5, 2001 |
| Aug 3, 2000 | Brisbane | Complaint | 3 citations | $3,185 | $1,085 | Jan 31, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Suburban Propane L.P.; Suburban Propane, L.P.; Suburban Propane LP; Suburban Propane, LP.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 4650: 3 citations, $1,455
- 8 CCR 4070: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,300
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, $1,385
- 8 CCR 5189: 2 citations, $375
- 8 CCR 3311: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $2,300
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 1 citation, $635
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Elk Grove 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 Suburban Propane
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.