BERLINER SPECIALTY DISTRIBUTORS INC
5101 BUCHANAN STREET, HYATTSVILLE, MD 20781
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Inspection records
Nov 21, 2011#316173368Nov 21, 2011Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#316173368$1,1259 viol.9 violations$1,125 in penalties
Inspection #316173368
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 21, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 2011
- Closed
- May 30, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,250
- Penalties on Record
- $1,125
- Site Address
- 5101 Buchanan Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781
- Industry
- 424430 Dairy Product (except Dried or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (9 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 B07 | Serious | 1 | 7 | $1,000 | $500 | Feb 3, 2012 | - | - |
| 01002 | 50104 OSHA citation code: 50104 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | $625 | Feb 3, 2012 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.4 OSHA citation code: 19040004 A | Other | 1 | 45 | $0 | $0 | Feb 3, 2012 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 E02 | Other | 1 | 45 | $0 | $0 | Feb 3, 2012 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L06 | Other | 4 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Mar 13, 2012 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Other | 1 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Mar 13, 2012 | - | - |
| 02005 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Other | 2 | 7 | $0 | $0 | Feb 3, 2012 | - | - |
| 02006 | 50405 OSHA citation code: 50405 B01 | Other | 1 | 45 | $0 | $0 | Feb 3, 2012 | - | - |
| 02007 | 50406 OSHA citation code: 50406 A01 | Other | 1 | 45 | $0 | $0 | Feb 21, 2012 | - | - |
Mar 24, 1998#119541605Mar 24, 1998Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Health#119541605$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #119541605
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 24, 1998
- Closed
- Mar 24, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- 35
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5101 Buchanan Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
2 inspections, 1998 to 2011. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
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