Accommodation & Food Services · Fremont, CA
Subway
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Subway has a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $15,886
- Back wages owed
Subway in Fremont, CA has been the subject of 1 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Separately, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found $15,886 in back wages owed to 3 affected workers. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Subway once. These inspections resulted in 1 violations, averaging 1.0 per inspection. Against the Accommodation & Food Services industry average of 0 inspections per employer, this runs well above peers (4.4x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $15,886 in back wages owed to 3 affected workers. For comparison, Zeb's Seafood & Chicken in Phenix City, AL is another accommodation & food services employer with 0 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 1.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $15,886
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- C OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 1 OSHA inspection (1.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- C Wage & hour compliance: $16K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($16K per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Accommodation & Food Services employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Subway.
Subway in the Accommodation & Food Services enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Subway ranks #7,108 among 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers with WHD recoveries ($15,886). Subway carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #7,108 of 22,851 Accommodation & Food Services employers on WHD back wages ($15,886).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $15,886 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Subway Compares
Subway's 1.00 violations per inspection compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector average of 0.5 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Subway to date. The Accommodation & Food Services sector average runs $670 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2013-05-31
Last Inspection
2013-05-31
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
1.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$2,941
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 1.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Accommodation & Food Services average of $2,941.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
0
Serious
0.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
1
Other-Than-Serious
100.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Subway owed $15,886 in back wages to 3 employees across 1 case and 4 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Accommodation & Food Services
How Subway compares to the Accommodation & Food Services sector, which has 25,016 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Subway | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 0.2 |
| Violations | 1 | 0.5 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $670 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $2,941 |
Nationwide Accommodation & Food Services peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Subway, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (1 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Accommodation & Food Services
Showing 5 of 25015 other employers tracked in this sector.
What to do with this record
Use Subway's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Subway against Zeb's Seafood & Chicken, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Subway's inspection and penalty record is typical for Accommodation & Food Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Accommodation & Food Services sector
- Subway also carries $15,886 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data Sources & Methodology ▼
Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.