WESTERN BOOK DISTRIBUTORS
2970 SAN PABLO AVE, BERKELEY, CA 94702
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Inspection records
Jun 25, 1992#111820593Jun 25, 1992Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#111820593$1,4057 viol.7 violations$1,405 in penalties
Inspection #111820593
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 25, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 30, 1992
- Contested
- Jul 29, 1992
- Closed
- Feb 11, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 7 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,170
- Penalties on Record
- $1,405
- Site Address
- 2970 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
- 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.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Jul 29, 1992. Final orders are recorded through Apr 12, 1993. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 C | Other | 2 | 10 | $240 | $240 | Jul 30, 1992 | Jul 29, 1992 | - |
| 01002 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 D | Other | 1 | 10 | $365 | $0 | Jul 30, 1992 | Jul 29, 1992 | Apr 12, 1993 |
| 01003 | 3272 Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways OSHA citation code: 3272 C | Other | 1 | 10 | $160 | $160 | Jul 30, 1992 | Jul 29, 1992 | Apr 12, 1993 |
| 01004 | 3622 General OSHA citation code: 3622 G02 | Other | 1 | 10 | $365 | $365 | Jun 25, 1992 | Jul 29, 1992 | Apr 12, 1993 |
| 01005 | 6165 Standpipe and Hose Systems OSHA citation code: 6165 F02D | Other | 1 | 10 | $240 | $240 | Jul 30, 1992 | Jul 29, 1992 | Apr 12, 1993 |
| 01006 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 B | Other | 2 | 10 | $400 | $400 | Jul 30, 1992 | Jul 29, 1992 | Apr 12, 1993 |
| 01007 | 14301 Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses OSHA citation code: 14301 A02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $400 | $0 | Jul 30, 1992 | Jul 29, 1992 | Apr 12, 1993 |
Feb 20, 1992#112101027Feb 20, 1992Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#112101027$08 viol.8 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112101027
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 20, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 28, 1992
- Closed
- Apr 10, 1992
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2970 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702
- 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 (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1992 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3220 Emergency Action Plan OSHA citation code: 3220 A | Other | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1992 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 A | Other | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1992 | - | - |
| 01004 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 C | Other | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1992 | - | - |
| 01005 | 3273 Working Area OSHA citation code: 3273 A | Other | 1 | 18 | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1992 | - | - |
| 01006 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 A | Other | 1 | 18 | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1992 | - | - |
| 01007 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 B | Other | 1 | 4 | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1992 | - | - |
| 01008 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 E01 | Other | 1 | 17 | $0 | $0 | Apr 6, 1992 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties1 citation
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 1 citation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01002 | #111820593 | Jun 30, 1992 | - | - | Apr 12, 1993 |
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.
2 inspections, 1992 to 1992. 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.