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GOODWILL INDUSTRIES

VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
Operated by Goodwill Industries · 1 of 84 establishments
453310Used Merchandise Stores

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OSHA inspections
5
over 27 years
Violations
12
$2,230 in penalties
Penalties
$2,230
$186 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $2,230 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 163 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
12
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$2,230
$186 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 5

80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $2,230 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4353 A11$750Nov 1998Nov 1998
3363 A11$375Jul 2014Jul 2014
3210 A11$245Nov 1999Nov 1999
3272 B11$230Jan 2014Jan 2014
5194 G0111$160Nov 1999Nov 1999
4355 A0111$160Nov 1999Nov 1999
29 CFR 2510.000511$160Nov 1999Nov 1999
4353 B11$75Nov 1998Nov 1998
4353 G11$75Nov 1998Nov 1998
3366 A11Nov 1999Nov 1999
6151 E0211Nov 1999Nov 1999
461 A11Nov 1998Nov 1998

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4533 within CA. Peer group: 163 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $390
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
5.8
vs industry
+2.7
TRIR
7.0
vs industry
+2.7

Reported for 311 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
5

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for GOODWILL INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
12 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for GOODWILL INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GOODWILL INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Goodwill Industries, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Goodwill Industries locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
20-RC-072559Representation electionJan 2012Feb 2012ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for GOODWILL INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GOODWILL INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES
350 ENCINAL STREET · SANTA CRUZ, CA, 95060
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GOODWILL INDUSTRIES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-05-21Complaint1$375
2013-09-18Complaint1$230
1999-08-06Complaint6$725
1998-09-25Complaint43$900
1998-08-05Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES is one of 84 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Goodwill Industries.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Goodwill Industries across all 84 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Goodwill Industries, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GOODWILL INDUSTRIES from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Goodwill Industries, which operates 84 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is GOODWILL INDUSTRIES's OSHA violation history?
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $2,230 in total penalties.
How does GOODWILL INDUSTRIES's safety record compare to its industry?
GOODWILL INDUSTRIES operates in the used merchandise stores industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. GOODWILL INDUSTRIES's self-reported DART rate is 5.78 compared to an industry average of 3.1.