Union Pacific Railroad safety record at a glance
Union Pacific Railroad has been the subject of 50 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 10, 2000 and Jan 26, 2026. 36 of them were complaint inspections. 25 of them produced citations, 52 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $79,285 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $52,510. The largest single penalty, $15,300, came from an inspection opened Oct 22, 2021 in Fresno. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #1,360 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 3 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Construction. Worksites in Tehachapi, Bloomington, Oakland, Fresno, Pico Rivera, Commerce, South San Francisco, Anderson.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2026 | Tehachapi | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Bloomington | Fatality or catastrophe | 3 citations | $7,000 | $7,000 | open |
| Jul 15, 2022 | Oakland | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Fresno | Complaint | 2 citations 2 serious | $15,300 | $15,300 | Oct 23, 2023 |
| May 29, 2019 | Pico Rivera | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 12, 2019 |
| May 16, 2019 | Commerce | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,905 | $1,905 | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Apr 27, 2018 | South San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Nov 21, 2017 | Anderson | Complaint | 1 citation | $935 | $935 | May 16, 2018 |
| Jul 20, 2017 | Newark | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Mar 18, 2016 | Sun Valley | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Jan 6, 2015 | Somis | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jun 3, 2015 |
| Jul 23, 2013 | Truckee | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Jul 26, 2013 |
| Jan 7, 2013 | Stockton | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Feb 11, 2013 |
| Jul 24, 2012 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 3 citations | $675 | $675 | Mar 4, 2013 |
| Apr 5, 2012 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Aug 26, 2013 |
| Feb 4, 2009 | Colton | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 9, 2009 |
| Sep 18, 2008 | Truckee | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $20,950 | $11,525 | Jun 25, 2011 |
| Sep 9, 2008 | Roseville | Complaint | 1 citation | $280 | $280 | Mar 16, 2009 |
| Apr 3, 2008 | Stockton | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | $150 | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Nov 7, 2007 | Long Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 2, 2008 |
| Oct 11, 2007 | Oakland | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 20, 2007 |
| May 30, 2007 | Long Beach | Accident | death no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 12, 2007 |
| Apr 13, 2007 | Martinez | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Mar 22, 2007 | Sacramento | Planned | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 20, 2007 |
| Mar 8, 2007 | Bloomington | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Nov 2, 2006 | Stockton | Accident | 1 citation | $450 | $225 | Dec 5, 2007 |
| Sep 18, 2006 | Long Beach | Complaint | 2 citations | $465 | $465 | May 21, 2007 |
| Jan 6, 2006 | Newark | Complaint | 2 citations | $150 | $150 | Jul 11, 2006 |
| Sep 20, 2005 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 30, 2005 |
| Jan 14, 2005 | Commerce | Unprogrammed related | 2 citations | $1,500 | $1,500 | Jul 6, 2006 |
| Dec 17, 2004 | Commerce | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 16, 2005 |
| Oct 27, 2004 | Fremont | Complaint | 4 citations | $2,925 | $935 | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Oct 4, 2004 | Roseville | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $375 | Apr 30, 2007 |
| Mar 19, 2004 | Yermo | Complaint | 1 citation | $210 | $210 | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Sep 17, 2003 | Long Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 7, 2004 |
| Aug 21, 2003 | Carson | Complaint | 1 citation | $325 | $325 | Sep 11, 2006 |
| Aug 21, 2003 | Carson | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 3, 2003 |
| Aug 8, 2003 | Benicia | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Jun 30, 2003 | Commerce | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Jul 5, 2006 |
| Jun 30, 2003 | Long Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 15, 2003 |
| Feb 21, 2003 | Fresno | Complaint | 2 citations | $500 | $500 | Mar 13, 2009 |
| Jan 14, 2003 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,210 | $1,210 | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Jun 21, 2002 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Mar 11, 2002 | Carson | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $7,310 | $5,620 | Feb 2, 2004 |
| Oct 23, 2001 | Roseville | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 2, 2002 |
| Sep 4, 2001 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,375 | $375 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Oct 3, 2000 | Long Beach | Complaint | 7 citations | $11,425 | $1,950 | Apr 24, 2006 |
| Jun 2, 2000 | Commerce | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | 0 | Mar 19, 2003 |
| May 10, 2000 | Fremont | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Oct 3, 2006 |
| Mar 10, 2000 | Long Beach | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 2, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Union Pacific Railroad CO; Union Pacific Railroad (Ictf); Union Pacific Railroad CO.; Union Pacific Railroad Company; Union Pacific Railroad Corp.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 7 citations, $3,320
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 5 citations, $690
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 4 citations, 2 serious, $15,860
- 8 CCR 461: 4 citations, $1,035
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 3 citations, $1,110
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 3 citations, 1 serious, $1,010
- 8 CCR 3364, Sanitary facilities: 3 citations, $360
- 8 CCR 1530: 1 citation, 1 serious, $10,125
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Oakland 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 Union Pacific Railroad
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.