Cal/OSHA Inspection Overview Covers activities entered in OIS between 1/1/2015 and 10/19/2025
The following gives a total of the inspections opened by Cal/OSHA by calendar year (in some instances inspections may have been closed and citations issued the following calendar year). The inspections are broken down by initiating type.
| Cal/OSHA Inspection Type | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020** | 2021** | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Inspections1 | 7,690 | 7,862 | 7,910 | 7,816 | 7,558 | 6,021 | 5,494 | 6,428 | 6,820 | 6,378 |
| Total Programmed2 Inspections | 1,721 | 1,842 | 1,761 | 1,795 | 1,919 | 926 | 701 | 1,312 | 1,688 | 1,741 |
| Total Unprogrammed3 Inspections | 5,969 | 6,020 | 6,149 | 6,021 | 5,639 | 5,095 | 4,793 | 5,116 | 5,132 | 4,637 |
| - Fatality/Catastrophe | 190 | 186 | 197 | 214 | 216 | 454 | 419 | 242 | 274 | 277 |
| - Accident | 2,291 | 2,350 | 2,422 | 2,449 | 2,249 | 2,062 | 2,136 | 2,220 | 2,213 | 2,168 |
| - Complaint | 2,040 | 2,228 | 2,148 | 2,174 | 2,046 | 1,350 | 1,274 | 1,456 | 1,575 | 1,372 |
| - Referral | 603 | 530 | 708 | 443 | 467 | 765 | 559 | 599 | 591 | 377 |
| - Other Unprogrammed Inspections | 845 | 726 | 674 | 741 | 661 | 464 | 405 | 599 | 479 | 443 |
*Note: This data is subject to change as information is updated and discrepancies are addressed.
- 1 Inspections include Comprehensive, Partial, and Records Only inspections. Does not include inspections marked "No Inspection".
- 2 Programmed inspections are planned inspections of worksites which have been selected based upon objective criteria.
- 3 Unprogrammed inspections are initiated as a result of a notification of a fatality, accident, complaint, or referral.
- ** The COVID-19 global pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 occurred during this time.
November 2025