COVID-19 Complaints and Referrals (Cumulative) Covers activities entered in OIS between 2/1/2020 and 6/5/2023

This data is being provided as a historical resource only. This data will not be produced after February 28, 2023.

The following breaks down the complaints and referrals received by Cal/OSHA per month that were coded N‑16‑COVID‑19:

Month and Year	Complaints	Referrals	Closed Complaints and/or Referrals
37Feb 2023	16,336	295	15,543
36Jan 2023	16,326	295	15,122
35Dec 2022	16,307	295	15,074
34Nov 2022	16,252	295	15,011
33Oct 2022	16,222	295	14,955
32Sep 2022	16,202	295	14,845
31Aug 2022	16,153	295	14,715
30Jul 2022	16,051	295	14,493
29Jun 2022	15,900	295	14,196
28May 2022	15,718	295	13,251
27Apr 2022	15,620	295	13,126
26Mar 2022	15,584	295	12,966
25Feb 2022	15,548	295	12,421
24Jan 2022	15,346	295	11,961
23Dec 2021	14,287	295	11,671
22Nov 2021	13,915	295	11,469
21Oct 2021	13,696	295	11,062
20Sep 2021	13,456	295	10,623
19Aug 2021	13,042	294	10,020
18Jul 2021	12,555	292	9,732
17Jun 2021	12,305	292	9,434
16May 2021	12,189	291	9,062
15Apr 2021	12,010	290	8,693
14Mar 2021	11,763	289	8,087
13Feb 2021	11,458	288	7,380
12Jan 2021	10,876	285	6,633
11Dec 2020	9,526	280	6,025
10Nov 2020	7,846	272	5,383
09Oct 2020	7,170	271	4,830
08Sep 2020	6,615	264	4,225
07Aug 2020	6,095	182	3,331
06Jul 2020	5,223	176	2,368
05Jun 2020	3,479	16	16,31
04May 2020	2,459	7	1,092
03Apr 2020	1,806	3	460
02Mar 2020	855	0	18
01Feb 2020	10	0	0

• * Includes only Complaints and Referrals marked Valid. A complaint is valid if it alleges a workplace hazard or a violation of a Title 8 Safety Order which has a reasonable basis in fact and does not represent willful harassment of the employer.
• * May include duplicate employers (ie. 2 employees call in similar complaints for the same employer) and unprocessed complaints and referrals.
• * A referral to the Division of Occupational Safety and Health is distinguished from a complaint to the Division solely by the source providing the information about the potentially hazardous workplace condition. Complaints made by governmental agencies and non-governmental organizational entity, like print or electronic news organizations, shall be categorized as referrals.