Universal Protection Service, LP safety record at a glance
Universal Protection Service, LP has been the subject of 39 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 28, 2009 and Oct 7, 2026. 24 of them were complaint inspections. 25 of them produced citations, 75 in all: 15 serious, 7 repeat. Inspectors proposed $406,315 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $254,178. The largest single penalty, $79,100, came from an inspection opened Oct 30, 2023 in Palmdale. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #72 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 8 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 6 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Richmond, Watsonville, Gustine, Woodland Hills, Willits, Palmdale, Eastvale, Jackson.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Richmond | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Watsonville | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Gustine | Complaint | 1 citation 1 serious | $5,735 | $5,735 | Sep 24, 2026 |
| Jan 28, 2025 | Woodland Hills | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Woodland Hills | Accident | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Willits | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 10, 2024 |
| Oct 30, 2023 | Palmdale | Accident | 6 citations 3 serious 1 repeat | $79,100 | $79,100 | open |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Eastvale | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Jackson | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 28, 2023 |
| Jul 13, 2023 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation | $7,500 | $3,750 | Jun 30, 2025 |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 22, 2023 |
| Nov 24, 2021 | Riverside | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 25, 2022 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | Indio | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $3,825 | $3,825 | Oct 27, 2021 |
| Mar 9, 2020 | San Jose | Accident | 1 citation | $635 | $635 | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Fresno | Complaint | 1 citation 1 repeat | $27,000 | $3,000 | Jun 21, 2022 |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Sherman Oaks | Complaint | 1 citation | $475 | $475 | Apr 2, 2020 |
| Aug 6, 2019 | Van Nuys | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious 3 repeat | $29,250 | $13,250 | open |
| Feb 19, 2019 | Van Nuys | Accident | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Oct 4, 2019 |
| Dec 7, 2018 | Corte Madera | Complaint | 4 citations | $875 | $875 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Aug 2, 2018 | Bakersfield | Complaint | 2 citations 2 repeat | $30,000 | $21,000 | Apr 28, 2021 |
| Jul 30, 2018 | Pico Rivera | Accident | 1 citation | $635 | $635 | Jan 28, 2019 |
| May 18, 2018 | Sacramento | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Mar 29, 2018 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,000 | $1,000 | Oct 31, 2018 |
| Sep 6, 2017 | Redlands | Complaint | 6 citations | $50,995 | $40,598 | Jun 28, 2018 |
| Feb 7, 2017 | Alameda | Complaint | 2 citations | $900 | $900 | Sep 25, 2017 |
| Feb 2, 2017 | Carson | Complaint | 5 citations 2 serious | $52,000 | $16,650 | Dec 24, 2019 |
| Oct 10, 2016 | San Diego | Fatality or catastrophe | death 8 citations 2 serious | $43,350 | $27,450 | Mar 19, 2019 |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Bloomington | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 15, 2019 |
| May 4, 2016 | San Francisco | Complaint | 6 citations | $3,825 | $3,825 | Nov 14, 2017 |
| Dec 3, 2015 | Riverside | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $335 | Dec 27, 2016 |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Redlands | Complaint | 5 citations | $12,935 | $7,050 | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | Chino | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 19, 2015 |
| Sep 19, 2014 | Woodland Hills | Accident | 3 citations 3 serious | $34,870 | $10,115 | Mar 28, 2017 |
| Aug 19, 2014 | Thousand Oaks | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $13,500 | $7,425 | May 9, 2017 |
| Mar 25, 2014 | Wildomar | Accident | 2 citations | $5,300 | $5,300 | May 15, 2017 |
| Sep 23, 2013 | Fountain Valley | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 27, 2014 |
| Feb 15, 2013 | Vista | Complaint | 5 citations | $1,210 | $600 | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Jan 2, 2013 | Oakland | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 11, 2013 |
| Apr 28, 2009 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $465 | $465 | Sep 19, 2009 |
Also recorded as: Universal Protection Service; Universal Protection Service Inc; Universal Protection Service LP; Universal Protection Service LLP.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 31 citations, 8 serious, $97,952
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 16 citations, 3 serious, $51,045
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 4 citations, $9,375
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 3 citations, $600
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 3 citations, $300
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 2 citations, 1 serious, $20,550
- 8 CCR 3363, Water supply: 2 citations, $18,771
- 8 CCR 5141: 1 citation, 1 serious, $25,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Richmond 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 Universal Protection Service, LP
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.