METRO PRODUCE DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
661 N 5TH AVE, Minneapolis, MN 55405
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Inspection records
Oct 22, 2025#348588104Oct 22, 2025Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#348588104$3,7803 viol.3 violations$3,780 in penalties
Inspection #348588104
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 6, 2025
- Final Order
- Dec 12, 2025
- Closed
- Dec 19, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 80
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,300
- Penalties on Record
- $3,780
- Site Address
- 2700 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406
- Industry
- 424480 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 182.653(02) | Serious | 1 | 3 | $3,300 | $1,980 | Dec 15, 2025 | - | Dec 12, 2025 |
| 01002 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $900 | Nov 25, 2025 | - | Dec 12, 2025 |
| 01003 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | $900 | Dec 15, 2025 | - | Dec 12, 2025 |
Mar 26, 2020#344715057Mar 26, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#344715057$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344715057
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 26, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 30, 2020
- Closed
- Jun 17, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 66
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2700 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406
- Industry
- 424480 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable 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.
Aug 14, 2008#312510167Aug 14, 2008Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#312510167$1,3655 viol.5 violations$1,365 in penalties
Inspection #312510167
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 14, 2008
- Closed
- Sep 11, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,950
- Penalties on Record
- $1,365
- Site Address
- 2700 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406
- Industry
- 424480 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable 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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $600 | $420 | Sep 9, 2008 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 9, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Serious | 1 | 1 | $600 | $420 | Aug 27, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 D02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $600 | $420 | Sep 2, 2008 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 G02III | Other | 1 | 1 | $150 | $105 | Sep 2, 2008 | - | - |
Dec 30, 2003#307137349Dec 30, 2003Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#307137349$2,3108 viol.8 violations$2,310 in penalties
Inspection #307137349
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 30, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 30, 2003
- Closed
- Mar 1, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,300
- Penalties on Record
- $2,310
- Site Address
- 2700 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55406
- Industry
- 424480 Fresh Fruit and Vegetable 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 (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 182065308 | Serious | 1 | 100 | $0 | $0 | Feb 5, 2004 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $600 | $420 | Jan 29, 2004 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 10 | $600 | $420 | Feb 5, 2004 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G01 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $450 | $315 | Jan 29, 2004 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.305 Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use OSHA citation code: 19100305 D | Serious | 1 | 1 | $600 | $420 | Jan 29, 2004 | - | - |
| 01006A | 1910.332 Electrical Safety-Related Work Practices - Training OSHA citation code: 19100332 B01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $600 | $420 | Jan 29, 2004 | - | - |
| 01006B | 1910.303 OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jan 29, 2004 | - | - |
| 01007 | 5206070001 OSHA citation code: 5206070001 G | Serious | 1 | 15 | $450 | $315 | Feb 5, 2004 | - | - |
Nov 6, 1992#120437694Nov 6, 1992Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#120437694$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #120437694
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 6, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 6, 1992
- Closed
- Nov 30, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 661 N 5th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55405
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01 | Other | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 1992 | - | - |
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About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
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.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
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.
5 inspections, 1992 to 2025. 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