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AUBURN MERCHANDISE DISTRIBUTING
$2,963
penalties
5
viol.
2
insp.

AUBURN MERCHANDISE DISTRIBUTING

355 MAIN ST., WHITINSVILLE, MA 01588NAICS 424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

Inspections
2
Jan 2002 to Jun 2007 · 1 safety, 1 health
Violations
5
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$2,963
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 4Willful 0Repeat 0Other 1

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Jun 27, 2007Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#310624002$2,6253 viol.

Inspection #310624002

Dates

Opened
Jun 27, 2007
Closing Conference Date
Jun 27, 2007
Closed
Oct 15, 2007

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
180
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
3
Violation Types
3 serious
Initial Penalties
$2,625
Penalties on Record
$2,625
Site Address
355 Main St., Whitinsville, MA 01588
Industry
424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Violations

Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 L02 II
Serious11$875$875Oct 30, 2007--
010021910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 M06
Serious55$875$875Oct 30, 2007--
010031910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 N08
Serious12$875$875Oct 1, 2007--
Jan 29, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#304043391$3382 viol.

Inspection #304043391

Dates

Opened
Jan 29, 2002
Closing Conference Date
Jan 30, 2002
Closed
Mar 5, 2002

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
130
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$675
Penalties on Record
$338
Site Address
355 Main St., Whitinsville, MA 01588
Industry
424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.36
OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04
Serious135$675$338Mar 8, 2002--
020011910.157
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01
Other7100$0$0Mar 8, 2002--
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About these records

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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

1910.178Powered Industrial Trucks3 citations · $2,625
1910.361 citation · $338
1910.157Portable Fire Extinguishers1 citation · $0

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer2.5
Industry average2.3
Penalties per inspection
This employer$1,482
Industry average$2,935

Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods, 15,582 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: grocery and related product merchant wholesalers reported 4.2 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 2.9%; NAICS 4244 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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