United Parcel Services, Inc safety record at a glance
United Parcel Services, Inc has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 3, 2008 and Oct 9, 2025. 6 of them were complaint inspections. 5 of them produced citations, 6 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $36,115 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $34,800. The largest single penalty, $33,300, came from an inspection opened Jul 22, 2025 in La Mirada. That places the employer at #2,770 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in San Francisco, La Mirada, Lathrop, Goleta, Mather, Bakersfield, Stockton, Sacramento.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2025 | San Francisco | Accident | 1 citation | $600 | open |
| Jul 22, 2025 | La Mirada | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $33,300 | open |
| Feb 6, 2020 | Lathrop | Accident | 1 citation | $0 $280 proposed | Feb 21, 2021 |
| Nov 9, 2018 | Lathrop | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 3, 2019 |
| Sep 18, 2017 | Goleta | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 5, 2018 |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Lathrop | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation | $600 $1,000 proposed | May 19, 2020 |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Mather | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jun 15, 2016 |
| Feb 9, 2012 | Bakersfield | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 17, 2012 |
| Nov 23, 2010 | Stockton | Accident | no citations | $0 | Aug 4, 2011 |
| Feb 4, 2010 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 28, 2010 |
| Jul 3, 2008 | Oakland | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 $935 proposed | Dec 31, 2008 |
Also recorded as: United Parcel Services Inc.; United Parcel Services Inc; United Parcel Services dba UPS; United Parcel Services; United Parcel Services, Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 2320.4, De-Energized Equipment or Systems: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
- 8 CCR 2320.6, Accident Prevention Tags: 1 citation, 1 serious, $15,300
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $600
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 1 citation, $300
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. 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 United Parcel Services, Inc
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 4, 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.