Vons safety record at a glance
Vons has been the subject of 31 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Jul 5, 2000 and Jul 28, 2022. 16 of them were accident inspections. 16 of them produced citations, 49 in all: 7 serious. Inspectors proposed $103,267 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $43,325. The largest single penalty, $21,000, came from an inspection opened Mar 5, 2014 in Pasadena. That places the employer at #1,947 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. It also appears in 6 federal wage and hour cases.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; Transportation and Warehousing. Worksites in Orange, Torrance, Lakewood, San Diego, Brawley, Seal Beach, Commerce, Los Alamitos.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2022 | Orange | Planned | 4 citations 2 serious | $14,155 | $3,270 | Oct 30, 2023 |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Torrance | Accident | 1 citation | $475 | $475 | May 9, 2022 |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Lakewood | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Oct 8, 2020 | San Diego | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Aug 19, 2020 | Brawley | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 21, 2020 |
| Jun 24, 2019 | Seal Beach | Complaint | 4 citations | $1,610 | $1,610 | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Commerce | Planned | 9 citations | $4,065 | $2,885 | Dec 17, 2019 |
| Sep 11, 2017 | Los Alamitos | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 18, 2018 |
| Feb 27, 2017 | Pasadena | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 3, 2017 |
| Jul 15, 2015 | Santa Fe Springs | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Oct 20, 2015 |
| Jun 16, 2015 | Anaheim | Accident | 3 citations | $1,400 | $1,400 | Jun 15, 2016 |
| Mar 5, 2014 | Pasadena | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $23,000 | $21,000 | Aug 8, 2015 |
| Aug 2, 2013 | Montebello | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Feb 2, 2011 | Montebello | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Mar 10, 2011 |
| Jul 27, 2010 | San Juan Capistrano | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 2010 |
| Dec 21, 2009 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $562 | $150 | Nov 20, 2010 |
| Oct 28, 2009 | El Monte | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 6, 2010 |
| Dec 12, 2008 | Mission Viejo | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 14, 2009 |
| Jun 18, 2007 | San Diego | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 4, 2008 |
| Oct 31, 2005 | Santa Ana | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $18,185 | $745 | Nov 6, 2008 |
| Apr 16, 2004 | El Monte | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 17, 2006 |
| Jan 8, 2004 | Santa Fe Springs | Follow-up | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 9, 2004 |
| Jul 21, 2003 | Santa Fe Springs | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Jul 18, 2003 | City of Commerce | Planned | 5 citations 1 serious | $4,665 | $4,665 | Jun 21, 2006 |
| Jul 2, 2003 | Garden Grove | Complaint | 5 citations 1 serious | $7,305 | $3,150 | Oct 15, 2004 |
| Feb 20, 2003 | Pasadena | Complaint | 3 citations | $1,260 | $450 | Jul 13, 2006 |
| Jul 1, 2002 | Montecito | Accident | 2 citations | $18,150 | $600 | Jul 8, 2005 |
| Oct 31, 2001 | El Monte | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $150 | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Mar 21, 2001 | Grover Beach | Complaint | 1 citation | $300 | 0 | Dec 13, 2001 |
| Sep 21, 2000 | Santa Fe Springs | Accident | 5 citations 1 serious | $7,800 | $2,625 | Sep 14, 2006 |
| Jul 5, 2000 | Huntington Beach | Complaint | 1 citation | $150 | $150 | Nov 8, 2001 |
Also recorded as: Vons Inc.; Vons CO Inc; Vons Company; Vons - Albertson LLC; Vons Company, Inc.; The Vons Company Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5189: 6 citations, $2,010
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 3 citations, 2 serious, $3,305
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 3 citations, $925
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 3 citations, $660
- 8 CCR 2340.16, Electrical work space: 3 citations, $450
- 8 CCR 5194, Hazard communication: 2 citations, $840
- 8 CCR 2340.23: 2 citations, $210
- 8 CCR 3384: 1 citation, 1 serious, $18,000
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Orange employment lawyer, Torrance employment lawyer, Lakewood 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 Vons
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.