Overview
- A social worker was stabbed to death by a patient in Ward 86 in December 2025, and Cal/OSHA completed an investigation that led to formal citations this week.
- On June 8–9, 2026, Cal/OSHA proposed roughly $130,500 in fines for Zuckerberg San Francisco General for seven violations, six of them labeled serious, and separately proposed nearly $143,000 in fines against UCSF for eight violations.
- Investigators said the hospital failed to develop a safety plan after threats, did not share a photo or description of the suspect with staff, lacked weapons screening and cameras in the clinic, and did not provide guards at all entrances after threats were made.
- San Francisco health officials and the hospital say they have already expanded security staffing, installed metal detectors, launched a 24/7 threat management team, and pledged $15 million a year plus $7.5 million one-time for safety upgrades.
- The victim’s family plans a wrongful-death lawsuit, the suspect remains criminally charged and in custody, and the citations renew focus on past Cal/OSHA actions against the hospital and longer-term protections for frontline health workers.