Target Store safety record at a glance
Target Store has been the subject of 27 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 7, 2000 and Oct 21, 2026. 14 of them were complaint inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 19 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $38,917 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $18,482. The largest single penalty, $5,000, came from an inspection opened Dec 22, 2014 in Irvine. That places the employer at #7,668 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. Worksites in Sacramento, Placerville, San Diego, Menifee, Roseville, Redwood City, Rowland Heights, Irvine.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Sacramento | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Nov 21, 2025 | Placerville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 8, 2025 |
| Jun 15, 2023 | San Diego | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $22,875 | $3,325 | Feb 3, 2025 |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Menifee | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 27, 2022 |
| Nov 18, 2015 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 25, 2015 |
| Feb 20, 2015 | Redwood City | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,585 | $1,585 | Jan 22, 2016 |
| Feb 12, 2015 | Rowland Heights | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 18, 2015 |
| Dec 22, 2014 | Irvine | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jan 27, 2017 |
| Nov 19, 2012 | Walnut Creek | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2012 |
| Jun 5, 2012 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 18, 2012 |
| May 31, 2012 | Turlock | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 16, 2012 |
| Jan 5, 2012 | Riverside | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 3, 2012 |
| Aug 23, 2011 | Huntington Beach | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 18, 2011 |
| Feb 16, 2011 | San Jose | Complaint | 2 citations | $607 | $607 | Aug 13, 2011 |
| Jan 26, 2011 | Oakland | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jul 11, 2011 |
| Dec 27, 2010 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Oct 11, 2010 | Orange | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 19, 2010 |
| Oct 14, 2009 | West Covina | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Jul 8, 2009 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 20, 2009 |
| Jun 25, 2009 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 10, 2009 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | Folsom | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,540 | $1,540 | Sep 5, 2008 |
| Jun 7, 2007 | Elk Grove | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 19, 2007 |
| Oct 6, 2005 | San Diego | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 29, 2005 |
| Aug 2, 2005 | Roseville | Accident | 3 citations | $1,300 | $900 | Jun 27, 2011 |
| May 10, 2004 | La Quinta | Accident | 1 citation | $635 | $150 | Dec 4, 2006 |
| Jan 6, 2003 | Salinas | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 20, 2003 |
| Mar 7, 2000 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 20, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Target Corp. Store; Target Corp. Store; Target Corp., Store; Target Store, Inc.; Target Corporation Store; Target Corporation Store; Target Corporation Store; Target Corporation Store; Target Corporation Store; Target Corporation Store.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $935
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $10,000
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, 1 serious, $3,150
- 8 CCR 4353: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 3212, Floor openings and wall openings: 1 citation, $700
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $465
- 8 CCR 3272: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 3225: 1 citation, $450
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sacramento employment lawyer, San Diego 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 Target Store
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.