SHER DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
VREELAND AVENUE, TOTOWA, NJ 07512
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Inspection records
Apr 5, 1994#109915512Apr 5, 1994Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#109915512$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #109915512
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 5, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 13, 1994
- Closed
- Apr 6, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 70
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 8 Vreeland Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | May 24, 1994 | - | - |
Aug 10, 1993#109041715Aug 10, 1993Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#109041715$4,20016 viol.16 violations$4,200 in penalties
Inspection #109041715
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 10, 1993
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 1993
- Contested
- Nov 8, 1993
- Final Order
- Feb 11, 1994
- Closed
- Aug 7, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 16
- Violation Types
- 11 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $13,250
- Penalties on Record
- $4,200
- Site Address
- 8 Vreeland Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (16 of 16 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.36 OSHA citation code: 19100036 D02 | Serious | 1 | 70 | $1,000 | $400 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01002 | 1910.37 OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q05 | Other | 1 | 70 | $750 | $0 | Oct 19, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01003 | 1910.132 General requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 6 | 6 | $1,250 | $600 | Jul 1, 1994 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01004 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,000 | $400 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01005 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $750 | $0 | Oct 19, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01006 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01 | Serious | 70 | 70 | $1,000 | $400 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01007 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 P01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,000 | $400 | Nov 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01008 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,000 | $400 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01009 | 1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $1,000 | $400 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01010 | 1910.304 Wiring design and protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F05 V | Serious | 1 | 6 | $1,000 | $300 | Oct 19, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01011 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,000 | $300 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01012 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Serious | 4 | 4 | $1,000 | $300 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 01013 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 4 | 4 | $1,000 | $300 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 02001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | 1 | 70 | $0 | $0 | Oct 19, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 02002 | 1904.5 OSHA citation code: 19040005 C | Other | 1 | 70 | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
| 02003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L | Other | 1 | 6 | $500 | $0 | Dec 1, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | Feb 11, 1994 |
Failure to Abate Penalties3 citations, $2,400 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 3 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01011 | #109915512 | May 6, 1994 | $800 | - | - |
| 01012 | #109915512 | May 6, 1994 | $800 | - | - |
| 01013 | #109915512 | May 6, 1994 | $800 | - | - |
Jun 20, 1986#100726439Jun 20, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#100726439$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #100726439
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 20, 1986
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 20, 1986
- Closed
- Jun 20, 1986
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Vreeland Avenue, Totowa, NJ 07512
- 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
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
3 inspections, 1986 to 1994. 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.