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Vans: OSHA inspections and violations

Orange, California · Shoe Stores · NAICS 448210

7inspections
16citation items
$6,515current penalties
Apr 14, 2026last inspection

OSHA has inspected Vans 7 times in California since 1992.

The latest one began on Apr 14, 2026 after a complaint, in Westminster; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 16 citation items: 4 serious and 12 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $6,515 and still stand at $6,515.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $1,750, and Vans averages $300 (1 cited inspection).

Vans also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Vans: OSHA citation items per year, 1992 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348873514 OPENED APR 14, 2026Open

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 101 employees at the site · Open

13901 Beach Boulevard, Westminster, CA 92683 · Department Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$300$300Jun 15, 2026Contested

Inspection 341541282 OPENED JUN 10, 2016Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Oct 5, 2016

15700 Shoemaker Ave., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 · Cut and Sew Apparel Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 301336442 OPENED SEP 23, 2005Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 245 employees at the site · Closed Jul 20, 2006

15700 Shoemaker Ave, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 · Shoe Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203 A
Other-than-serious$185$185Mar 3, 2006Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3362 G
Other-than-serious$280$280Mar 3, 2006Closed

Inspection 120134416 OPENED OCT 20, 1995Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 450 employees at the site · Closed Jan 28, 1997

1205 Park Center Dr, Vista, CA 92083 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Oct 17, 1995: Employee's foot fractured by overturned storage rack

Employee #1, a temporary employee from Select Personnel Services, was stacking p allets of drums filled with latex on a metal storage rack in the warehouse of Va ns, Inc., a manufacturer of tennis shoes. He had gotten off the Mitsubishi forkl ift, model 015, to move an oil drum from the storage area and was beside the for klift. Although the cause of the accident is unknown, presumably the pallet of d rums resting on the front edge of the middle row of the storage rack caused it t o tip forward or collapse. Employee #1 was struck by the overturning storage rac k and sustained a broken right foot and bruised right thigh.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3664 A17
Other-than-serious$150$150Nov 7, 1995Final

Inspection 120291406 OPENED MAR 23, 1995Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Aug 3, 2007

3262 Santa Rosa Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95407 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 461 A
Other-than-serious$100$100Mar 31, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 462 M04 B
Other-than-serious$50$50Mar 31, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3203 A
Other-than-serious$50$50Mar 31, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 3577 B
Other-than-serious$50$50Mar 31, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 3559 C
Other-than-serious$150$150Mar 31, 1995Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 5144 D04
Other-than-serious$50$50Mar 31, 1995Closed
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 5194 E01
Other-than-serious$50$50Mar 31, 1995Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4845 B
Serious$1,500$1,500Mar 31, 1995Final
Citation 3, item 1
29 CFR 4300 A
Serious$1,500$1,500Mar 31, 1995Final
Citation 4, item 1
29 CFR 4070 A
Serious$1,500$1,500Mar 31, 1995Closed

Inspection 112127329 OPENED OCT 8, 1993Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 1,600 employees at the site · Closed May 12, 2003

2095 N Batavia, Orange, CA 92665 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 23, 1993: Employee catches finger in press mold

Employee #1 was inserting a mold plate into the press mold when the press inadve rtently tripped, causing the press mold to compress the mold plate while Employe e #1's fingers were still under the press mold. The press mold is equipped with a switch that is operated or triggered when the mold press door housing mold pla tes is closed. It is unknown why the press mold became activated.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342 A
Other-than-serious$300$300Nov 12, 1993Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 4000 A
Serious$300$300Nov 12, 1993Closed

Inspection 111985859 OPENED APR 23, 1992Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 1,800 employees at the site · Closed May 20, 1992

2095 N Batavia, Orange, CA 92665 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2020, the Santa Fe Springs site logged 16 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 757 workers: 3.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry. Those cases cost 413 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Vans Distribution Center - SFS
Santa Fe Springs · 2020
757 16133.20.0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 4300.40

Other shoe stores employers in California

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