United Rentals safety record at a glance
United Rentals has been the subject of 25 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jun 12, 2000 and Jan 6, 2026. 12 of them were accident inspections. 18 of them produced citations, 37 in all: 6 serious. Inspectors proposed $89,360 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $78,415. The largest single penalty, $18,900, came from an inspection opened Jan 6, 2026 in Martinez. 2 worker deaths were investigated. That places the employer at #689 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Real Estate and Rental and Leasing; Wholesale Trade; Construction. Worksites in Martinez, Dunsmuir, Sacramento, San Jose, Oroville, Stockton, San Francisco, Bakersfield.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2026 | Martinez | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,900 | $18,900 | open |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Dunsmuir | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Sacramento | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 27, 2025 |
| May 23, 2022 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $1,500 | $1,500 | Apr 7, 2025 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Oroville | Referral | 1 citation | $375 | 0 | Jun 8, 2022 |
| Jun 5, 2019 | Martinez | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $1,250 | $1,250 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Aug 15, 2017 | Stockton | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 29, 2017 |
| Sep 21, 2016 | San Francisco | Accident | 1 citation | $850 | $850 | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Nov 21, 2008 | Bakersfield | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 4, 2009 |
| Apr 2, 2008 | Hayward | Complaint | 3 citations | $685 | $685 | Jul 23, 2008 |
| Dec 11, 2007 | Santa Rosa | Planned | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Jul 21, 2005 | 2558ho Cucamonga | Accident | 4 citations | $6,120 | $6,120 | Apr 1, 2011 |
| Dec 1, 2004 | Chico | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Apr 21, 2006 |
| Nov 29, 2004 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jul 27, 2006 |
| Mar 9, 2004 | San Diego | Accident | death 6 citations 1 serious | $18,370 | $7,800 | Sep 13, 2010 |
| Dec 9, 2003 | South Lake Tahoe | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 24, 2004 |
| Oct 14, 2003 | Camarillo | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $8,060 | $8,060 | Mar 14, 2007 |
| Jun 3, 2003 | Santa Ana | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $18,000 | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Jun 2, 2003 | Oakland | Complaint | 4 citations | $825 | $825 | Jun 28, 2006 |
| Jun 19, 2002 | Camp Pendleton | Programmed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $675 | $675 | Aug 26, 2002 |
| Jan 4, 2002 | Bakersfield | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 11, 2002 |
| Jul 21, 2000 | Mante | Accident | 1 citation | $600 | $600 | Apr 23, 2003 |
| Jun 23, 2000 | San Francisco | Accident | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Dec 31, 2000 |
| Jun 21, 2000 | Modesto | Referral | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 7, 2000 |
| Jun 12, 2000 | Vacaville | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $2,850 | $2,850 | Nov 30, 2001 |
Also recorded as: United Rentals Inc; United Rentals, Inc.; United Rentals, Inc; United Rentals Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 9 citations, 3 serious, $46,080
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 4 citations, $18,000
- 8 CCR 461: 3 citations, $950
- 8 CCR 3648: 3 citations, $900
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 2 citations, $410
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, 1 serious, $4,050
- 8 CCR 5020: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $1,250
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 United Rentals
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.