The Kroger Company safety record at a glance
The Kroger Company has been the subject of 20 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between May 9, 2003 and Dec 19, 2025. 6 of them were planned inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 38 in all: 8 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $116,055 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $81,310. The largest single penalty, $27,560, came from an inspection opened Dec 19, 2025 in Paramount. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #643 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Wholesale Trade; Retail Trade. Worksites in Paramount, Riverside, La Habra, Long Beach, Compton, Lompoc, El Segundo, Los Angeles.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Paramount | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $27,560 | $27,560 | open |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Riverside | Planned | 3 citations | $7,310 | $450 | Mar 12, 2026 |
| May 21, 2025 | La Habra | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,655 | $2,850 | Aug 19, 2025 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Long Beach | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations 1 serious | $15,935 | $8,525 | open |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Compton | Accident | 1 citation | $635 | $635 | Aug 21, 2023 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Compton | Fatality or catastrophe | death 3 citations 2 serious | $21,795 | $21,795 | open |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Compton | Follow-up | 2 citations 1 repeat | $3,950 | $3,950 | Dec 3, 2021 |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Riverside | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 13, 2021 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Lompoc | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,680 | $1,680 | Nov 10, 2021 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | El Segundo | Referral | 2 citations | $6,750 | $600 | Feb 26, 2024 |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,495 | $1,495 | Apr 6, 2023 |
| Jun 11, 2020 | Riverside | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 10, 2020 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | Compton | Planned | 2 citations | $1,075 | $700 | Jul 3, 2017 |
| Mar 20, 2015 | Stanton | Complaint | 6 citations | $8,995 | $1,800 | Jan 30, 2017 |
| Feb 25, 2010 | Compton | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 5, 2010 |
| Oct 15, 2008 | Fullerton | Accident | 2 citations | $1,310 | $1,310 | May 28, 2009 |
| Jun 26, 2008 | Riverside | Accident | 3 citations 1 serious | $9,125 | $3,625 | Sep 19, 2015 |
| Nov 5, 2007 | Riverside | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $300 | Mar 23, 2010 |
| Aug 24, 2006 | Riverside | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $4,035 | $4,035 | Dec 13, 2006 |
| May 9, 2003 | Glendale | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 25, 2003 |
Also recorded as: Kroger Corp dba Ralphs Distribution Center; Kroger Corp. dba Ralphs Grocery CO.; The Kroger Company dba Ralphs Grocery Company; The Kroger CO dba Ralphs Grocery Company; The Kroger CO - Riverside Creamery Division; The Kroger Company dba Ralphs/Food4less Grocery CO; Kroger Inc.; The Kroger CO. dba Foods CO.; The Kroger CO.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations, 1 serious, $4,360
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, 1 serious, $8,275
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 3 citations, $1,160
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 2 citations, 1 serious, $6,185
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 2 citations, $710
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 2 citations, $710
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 2 citations, $485
- 8 CCR 5189: 2 citations, $360
Accidents investigated
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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 The Kroger 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 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.