SPARTAN STORES INC
3831 PATTERSON SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49508
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Inspection records
Apr 15, 2013#315397604Apr 15, 2013Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#315397604$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315397604
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 15, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 2013
- Closed
- May 7, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,456
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- Industry
- 424410 General Line Grocery 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.
Feb 14, 2013#315397562Feb 14, 2013Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#315397562$1,0001 viol.1 violation$1,000 in penalties
Inspection #315397562
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 14, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 21, 2013
- Closed
- Apr 12, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,448
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,000
- Penalties on Record
- $1,000
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- Industry
- 424410 General Line Grocery 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081.2173 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,000 | Apr 8, 2013 | - | - |
Feb 2, 2011#312082068Feb 2, 2011Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Safety#312082068$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312082068
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 2, 2011
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 2, 2011
- Closed
- Mar 14, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,546
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- Industry
- 424410 General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Oct 15, 2009#308875434Oct 15, 2009Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#308875434$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308875434
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 15, 2009
- Closed
- Oct 26, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,435
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- Industry
- 424410 General Line Grocery 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.
Oct 15, 2009#308875426Oct 15, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308875426$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308875426
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 15, 2009
- Closed
- Aug 9, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,435
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- 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.
Dec 11, 2007#308823673Dec 11, 2007Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#308823673$5,63025 viol.25 violations$5,630 in penalties
Inspection #308823673
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 11, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 1, 2008
- Closed
- May 8, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,522
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 25
- Violation Types
- 12 serious, 13 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,250
- Penalties on Record
- $5,630
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- Industry
- 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
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 25 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081003409 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | $563 | Apr 30, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081072701 | Serious | 5 | 1 | $1,125 | $563 | Apr 30, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003A | 4081145002 | Serious | 5 | 1 | $1,125 | $563 | Apr 30, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003B | 4081144202 | Serious | 5 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 30, 2008 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081203107 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | $563 | Apr 30, 2008 | - | - |
Showing the 5 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 25 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Dec 7, 2007#308823665Dec 7, 2007Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#308823665$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #308823665
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 7, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 21, 2007
- Closed
- Mar 24, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,522
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- Industry
- 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
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.
May 5, 2005#307717439May 5, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307717439$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #307717439
Dates
- Opened
- May 5, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- May 5, 2005
- Closed
- May 20, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,339
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- Industry
- 445110 Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores
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.
May 6, 2003#304868763May 6, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#304868763$1,4464 viol.4 violations$1,446 in penalties
Inspection #304868763
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- May 19, 2003
- Closed
- Aug 20, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,502
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 repeat, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,890
- Penalties on Record
- $1,446
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- Industry
- 425110 Business to Business Electronic Markets
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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081217201 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | $638 | Aug 18, 2003 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081217401 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,275 | $638 | Jul 11, 2003 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4081216702 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 18, 2003 | - | - |
| 03001 | 4081215401 | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $340 | $170 | Aug 18, 2003 | - | - |
May 16, 2002#127122836May 16, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#127122836$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #127122836
Dates
- Opened
- May 16, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- May 17, 2002
- Closed
- Aug 6, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,582
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 850 76th St Sw, Grand Rapids, MI 49518
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4081068503 | Other | 2 | 6 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2002 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081063201 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Jul 8, 2002 | - | - |
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.
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.
22 inspections, 1972 to 2013. 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.