Toys R US safety record at a glance
Toys R US has been the subject of 21 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 7, 2000 and Jul 26, 2017. 18 of them were complaint inspections. 13 of them produced citations, 61 in all: 6 serious, 3 repeat. Inspectors proposed $39,460 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $38,785. The largest single penalty, $12,565, came from an inspection opened Mar 16, 2001 in Hawthorne. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #2,337 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 4 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade. Worksites in Citrus Heights, Sacramento, Tustin, Burbank, Irvine, Santa Cruz, Roseville, Clovis.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 2017 | Citrus Heights | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Sep 2, 2014 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 17, 2014 |
| Jan 15, 2013 | Tustin | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 16, 2013 |
| Oct 5, 2011 | Burbank | Complaint | 6 citations | $1,395 | $1,395 | Nov 11, 2012 |
| Mar 30, 2011 | Irvine | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | May 4, 2011 |
| Mar 7, 2011 | Santa Cruz | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 13, 2011 |
| Oct 2, 2008 | Roseville | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Apr 22, 2016 |
| Mar 28, 2007 | Clovis | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,210 | $1,210 | Jul 13, 2007 |
| Jan 13, 2005 | Chula Vista | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,590 | $1,590 | Oct 10, 2006 |
| Jan 13, 2005 | Ontario | Complaint | 2 citations | $560 | $560 | Oct 9, 2006 |
| Jan 6, 2005 | Montebello | Complaint | 2 citations | $370 | $370 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Dec 16, 2004 | Emeryville | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $3,300 | $3,300 | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Dec 7, 2004 | Monrovia | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,375 | $2,700 | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Apr 7, 2004 | Irwindale | Complaint | 2 citations | $935 | $935 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Jun 28, 2002 | Hawthorne | Planned | 6 citations | $2,965 | $2,965 | Nov 12, 2004 |
| Mar 25, 2002 | Torrance | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2002 |
| Mar 14, 2002 | Emeryville | Complaint | 5 citations 1 serious 3 repeat | $7,925 | $7,925 | Sep 18, 2006 |
| Jan 16, 2002 | La Mesa | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 28, 2002 |
| Dec 11, 2001 | Burbank | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 7, 2002 |
| Mar 16, 2001 | Hawthorne | Complaint | 13 citations 3 serious | $12,565 | $12,565 | Oct 26, 2006 |
| Jun 7, 2000 | Rosemead | Complaint | 10 citations | $2,895 | $2,895 | Mar 14, 2002 |
Also recorded as: Toys "r" US; Toys R' US; Toys-R-Us dba Babies-R-Us; Toys 'r' US Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 10 citations, $2,460
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 6 citations, $2,195
- 8 CCR 3241, Live loads: 5 citations, 1 serious, $5,745
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 5 citations, 1 serious, $4,065
- 8 CCR 3225: 4 citations, 2 serious, $9,945
- 8 CCR 4650: 4 citations, 1 serious, $4,410
- 8 CCR 3272: 4 citations, $1,100
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, $1,050
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sacramento 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 Toys R US
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.