Universal Protection Services safety record at a glance
Universal Protection Services has been the subject of 14 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jan 27, 2011 and Aug 27, 2026. 9 of them were complaint inspections. 6 of them produced citations, 12 in all: 1 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $38,415 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $22,215. The largest single penalty, $8,400, came from an inspection opened Jul 12, 2024 in Sacramento. 1 worker death was investigated. That places the employer at #5,689 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in City of Industry, Pico Rivera, Sacramento, Huron, Newark, Mountain View, Middletown, Oxnard.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 2026 | City of Industry | Complaint | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| May 27, 2026 | Pico Rivera | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Jul 12, 2024 | Sacramento | Complaint | 3 citations 1 repeat | $8,400 | open |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Huron | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Jan 20, 2022 | Newark | Complaint | 1 citation | $560 | Jul 4, 2022 |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Mountain View | Accident | no citations | $0 | Feb 21, 2020 |
| Jun 1, 2018 | Middletown | Complaint | 1 citation | $280 | Dec 23, 2019 |
| Nov 3, 2017 | Oxnard | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $6,400 $22,600 proposed | Sep 5, 2018 |
| Oct 21, 2017 | Modesto | Fatality or catastrophe | death 1 citation | $1,200 | Jul 20, 2018 |
| Aug 12, 2016 | Tracy | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jan 4, 2017 |
| Sep 8, 2014 | Sunnyvale | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Sep 15, 2014 |
| Apr 12, 2013 | Riverside | Accident | 2 citations | $5,375 | Jun 11, 2014 |
| Jan 3, 2013 | Colton | Accident | no inspection made | $0 | Jan 8, 2013 |
| Jan 27, 2011 | San Francisco | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 14, 2011 |
Also recorded as: Universal Protection Services LP; Universal Protection Services, LP.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 5 citations, 1 serious, $13,200
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 3 citations, $1,975
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $5,000
- 8 CCR 3364, Sanitary facilities: 1 citation, $1,200
- 8 CCR 3205, COVID-19 prevention (expired): 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 1 citation, $280
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Sacramento 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. 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 Universal Protection Services
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.