Unilab Corporation safety record at a glance
Unilab Corporation has been the subject of 7 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Aug 29, 2000 and Jul 9, 2014. 6 of them were complaint inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 31 in all: 4 serious. Inspectors proposed $46,580 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $29,695. The largest single penalty, $25,000, came from an inspection opened Jan 6, 2003 in Tarzana. That places the employer at #3,595 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Sacramento, San Mateo, Tarzana, Berkeley, Los Angeles.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2014 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Dec 10, 2014 |
| Jan 27, 2004 | San Mateo | Complaint | no inspection made | $0 | Jan 27, 2004 |
| Jan 6, 2003 | Tarzana | Complaint | 18 citations 4 serious | $25,000 $41,885 proposed | Jul 1, 2006 |
| Mar 26, 2002 | Berkeley | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations | $1,195 | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Feb 1, 2002 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 20, 2002 |
| Aug 2, 2001 | Sacramento | Complaint | 9 citations | $3,500 | Mar 4, 2002 |
| Aug 29, 2000 | Los Angeles | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Nov 16, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Unilab Corp; Unilab Inc.; Unilab; Unilab dba Quest Diagnostics.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 15 citations, 2 serious, $11,570
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 4 citations, $1,220
- 8 CCR 3249, Cold Storage, Processing, and Manufacturing Rooms: 2 citations, 1 serious, $7,310
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $1,120
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 2 citations, $410
- 8 CCR 2340.23, Openings (repealed): 2 citations, $385
- 8 CCR 4353, Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers: 1 citation, 1 serious, $6,750
- 8 CCR 2395.45, Electrical, flexible cords: 1 citation, $560
Local pages: Sacramento employment lawyer, San Mateo 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. Penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement; where it was reduced, the amount the inspector first proposed is shown under it. "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 Unilab Corporation
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.