University of California, Berkeley safety record at a glance
University of California, Berkeley has been the subject of 19 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Nov 30, 2000 and Aug 3, 2026. 12 of them were complaint inspections. 13 of them produced citations, 42 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $155,375 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $87,250. The largest single penalty, $19,610, came from an inspection opened Feb 17, 2011 in Berkeley. That places the employer at #579 of 122,853 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 2 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Educational Services; Information; Public Administration. Worksites in Richmond, Berkeley, Albany.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2026 | Richmond | Complaint | open, no citations yet | $0 | open |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Berkeley | Complaint | 3 citations 1 serious | $19,200 | open |
| Sep 26, 2025 | Berkeley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | Berkeley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Jul 16, 2025 |
| Mar 20, 2025 | Berkeley | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $7,650 $30,600 proposed | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Berkeley | Complaint | 5 citations | $2,760 $3,570 proposed | open |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Berkeley | Complaint | 12 citations 2 serious | $11,920 $39,360 proposed | Mar 11, 2024 |
| Jul 18, 2018 | Berkeley | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $4,725 $7,650 proposed | Apr 29, 2019 |
| Apr 7, 2014 | Berkeley | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $19,125 $19,500 proposed | Apr 15, 2016 |
| May 23, 2011 | Albany | Complaint | 2 citations | $300 $1,120 proposed | Dec 28, 2011 |
| Apr 15, 2011 | Berkeley | Complaint | 1 citation | $160 $800 proposed | Jul 11, 2011 |
| Feb 17, 2011 | Berkeley | Accident | 7 citations 1 serious | $19,610 $28,255 proposed | Jul 11, 2011 |
| Jan 31, 2011 | Berkeley | Complaint | 2 citations | $450 $1,120 proposed | Aug 12, 2011 |
| May 5, 2010 | Berkeley | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 $750 proposed | Oct 14, 2010 |
| Mar 9, 2010 | Berkeley | Complaint | no citations | $0 | May 25, 2010 |
| Jun 12, 2007 | Berkeley | Complaint | no citations | $0 | Jul 20, 2007 |
| Mar 19, 2007 | Berkeley | Accident | no citations | $0 | Mar 29, 2007 |
| Sep 22, 2003 | Berkeley | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 $2,700 proposed | Jul 16, 2008 |
| Nov 30, 2000 | Berkeley | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | Apr 13, 2009 |
Also recorded as: University of California-Berkeley; University of California Berkeley; University of California, Berkeley - Space Sciences Laboratory; University of California, Berkeley - Facilities Services; University of California, Berkeley - Cal Athletics Department.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 6 citations, 1 serious, $19,500
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 6 citations, $2,135
- 8 CCR 3380, Personal protective equipment: 2 citations, 1 serious, $7,650
- 8 CCR 5208, Asbestos: 2 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 2 citations, $875
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $670
- 8 CCR 3396, Heat illness prevention, indoor: 2 citations, $650
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Richmond employment lawyer, Berkeley 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 University of California, Berkeley
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.