UPS Ground Freight, Inc. safety record at a glance
UPS Ground Freight, Inc. has been the subject of 10 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Mar 27, 2008 and Oct 15, 2019. 8 of them were complaint inspections. 9 of them produced citations, 21 in all: 2 serious. Inspectors proposed $65,778 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $23,650. The largest single penalty, $9,830, came from an inspection opened Aug 5, 2015 in Simi Valley. That places the employer at #5,184 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Transportation and Warehousing; Administrative and Support and Waste Management Services. Worksites in West Sacramento, Vista, Simi Valley, Bloomington, Salinas, San Leandro.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2019 | West Sacramento | Complaint | 2 citations | $785 | $785 | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Feb 26, 2019 | Vista | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,375 | $9,375 | May 28, 2021 |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Simi Valley | Complaint | 1 citation | $4,385 | $800 | Apr 30, 2021 |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Bloomington | Complaint | 1 citation | $20,250 | $350 | May 11, 2021 |
| Aug 5, 2015 | Simi Valley | Complaint | 10 citations 1 serious | $17,935 | $9,830 | May 1, 2018 |
| May 14, 2015 | Salinas | Accident | 1 citation | $1,800 | $1,800 | Jul 21, 2017 |
| Apr 24, 2015 | San Leandro | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $300 | Aug 26, 2015 |
| Aug 2, 2011 | San Leandro | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 11, 2011 |
| Mar 15, 2011 | San Leandro | Complaint | 1 citation | $935 | 0 | Nov 14, 2012 |
| Mar 27, 2008 | San Leandro | Complaint | 2 citations | $938 | $410 | Jan 13, 2009 |
Also recorded as: UPS Ground Freight, Inc. dba UPS Freight; UPS Ground Freight, Inc; UPS Ground Freight Inc; UPS Ground Freight Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 5 citations, 1 serious, $9,675
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 4 citations, 1 serious, $9,110
- 8 CCR 3233: 3 citations, $1,680
- 8 CCR 3650, Industrial trucks, operating rules: 1 citation, $800
- 8 CCR 3362, General sanitation requirements: 1 citation, $450
- 8 CCR 3668, Powered industrial trucks, training: 1 citation, $420
- 8 CCR 3364, Sanitary facilities: 1 citation, $420
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, $350
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Vista employment lawyer, Simi Valley 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 UPS Ground Freight, Inc.
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.