Universal Studios Hollywood safety record at a glance
Universal Studios Hollywood has been the subject of 9 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Apr 18, 2000 and Jun 12, 2026. 6 of them were accident inspections. 3 of them produced citations, 5 in all: 1 serious. Inspectors proposed $5,055 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $1,510. The largest single penalty, $1,310, came from an inspection opened Aug 14, 2013 in Universal City. That places the employer at #44,787 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation. Worksites in Universal City.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2026 | Universal City | Accident | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Oct 24, 2016 | Universal City | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 8, 2016 |
| Aug 14, 2013 | Universal City | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $1,310 $3,935 proposed | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Sep 30, 2004 | Universal City | Complaint | 1 citation | $0 $750 proposed | Jul 9, 2008 |
| Sep 5, 2002 | Universal City | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Feb 5, 2003 |
| Jul 3, 2002 | Universal City | Accident | 2 citations | $200 $370 proposed | Jun 27, 2006 |
| Apr 12, 2002 | Universal City | Accident | no citations | $0 | Sep 26, 2002 |
| Jan 18, 2001 | Universal City | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Mar 9, 2001 |
| Apr 18, 2000 | Universal City | Accident | no citations | $0 | Oct 12, 2000 |
Also recorded as: Universal Studios Hollywood - Terminator 2.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 4002, Machine guarding, moving parts: 1 citation, 1 serious, $750
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 1 citation, $560
- 8 CCR 6151, Portable fire extinguishers: 1 citation, $100
- 8 CCR 3389, Life Rings and Personal Flotation Devices: 1 citation, $100
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 1 citation
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. 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 Studios Hollywood
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.