United States Cold Storage of California safety record at a glance
United States Cold Storage of California has been the subject of 11 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 5, 2000 and Jul 28, 2026. 4 of them were planned inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 26 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $42,005 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $24,935. The largest single penalty, $16,930, came from an inspection opened Feb 12, 2016 in Sacramento. That places the employer at #4,733 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 1 WARN layoff notice on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Turlock, Tracy, Tulare, Bakersfield, Sacramento.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2026 | Turlock | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Turlock | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 14, 2026 |
| May 5, 2025 | Turlock | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 28, 2025 |
| Dec 19, 2024 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 5, 2025 |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Tulare | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 21, 2023 |
| Feb 10, 2023 | Bakersfield | Planned | 2 citations 1 serious | $6,750 | $2,925 | Aug 18, 2023 |
| Feb 12, 2016 | Sacramento | Referral | 5 citations 1 serious | $25,865 | $16,930 | Oct 5, 2016 |
| Jun 22, 2011 | Sacramento | Planned | 4 citations | $5,900 | $1,590 | Dec 1, 2011 |
| Feb 9, 2011 | Tracy | Accident | 2 citations | $975 | $975 | open |
| Feb 24, 2004 | Tracy | Planned | 3 citations | $700 | $700 | Oct 22, 2004 |
| Jul 5, 2000 | Bakersfield | Planned | 10 citations | $1,815 | $1,815 | Aug 28, 2003 |
Also recorded as: United States Cold Storage of California Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5189: 11 citations, 1 serious, $17,980
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 4 citations, $630
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, $1,310
- 8 CCR 3248: 2 citations, $785
- 8 CCR 3212, Floor openings and wall openings: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3272: 1 citation, $650
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, $325
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $185
Accidents investigated
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.
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If you work, or worked, at United States Cold Storage of California
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.