BERNE APPAREL COMPANY
INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, HARDINSBURG, KY 40143
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Oct 15, 1998#302401021Oct 15, 1998Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#302401021$11,2006 viol.6 violations$11,200 in penalties
Inspection #302401021
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 12, 1999
- Contested
- Apr 5, 1999
- Closed
- Jul 31, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 170
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 5 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $11,200
- Penalties on Record
- $11,200
- Site Address
- Industrial Park Road, Hardinsburg, KY 40143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A03 II | Serious | 1 | 5 | $2,000 | $2,000 | Apr 2, 1999 | Apr 5, 1999 | - |
| 01002 | 1910.176 Handling Materials - General OSHA citation code: 19100176 B | Serious | 1 | 20 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Mar 30, 1999 | Apr 5, 1999 | - |
| 01003 | 1910.262 Textiles OSHA citation code: 19100262 C09 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,200 | $1,200 | Apr 2, 1999 | Apr 5, 1999 | - |
| 01004 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D01 | Serious | 1 | 170 | $2,800 | $2,800 | Apr 2, 1999 | Apr 5, 1999 | - |
| 01005 | 1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01 | Serious | 1 | 170 | $4,000 | $4,000 | Mar 31, 1999 | Apr 5, 1999 | - |
| 02001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01 | Other | 1 | 170 | $0 | $0 | Mar 29, 1999 | - | - |
May 14, 1998#302076849May 14, 1998Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#302076849$3,3753 viol.3 violations$3,375 in penalties
Inspection #302076849
Dates
- Opened
- May 14, 1998
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 4, 1998
- Closed
- Nov 23, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint, 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,375
- Penalties on Record
- $3,375
- Site Address
- Industrial Park Road, Hardinsburg, KY 40143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B04 | Serious | 1 | 200 | $2,250 | $2,250 | Nov 18, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002A | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 N01 | Serious | 1 | 200 | $1,125 | $1,125 | Nov 18, 1998 | - | - |
| 01002B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H | Serious | 1 | 200 | $0 | $0 | Nov 18, 1998 | - | - |
Jan 27, 1997#301736039Jan 27, 1997Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#301736039$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #301736039
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 27, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 27, 1997
- Closed
- Mar 10, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 140
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Industrial Park Road, Hardinsburg, KY 40143
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01 | Other | 1 | 140 | $0 | $0 | Mar 18, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G03 | Other | 1 | 140 | $0 | $0 | Mar 18, 1997 | - | - |
Mar 24, 1995#123789844Mar 24, 1995Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#123789844$3,8758 viol.8 violations$3,875 in penalties
Inspection #123789844
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 24, 1995
- Closing Conference Date
- May 17, 1995
- Closed
- Aug 11, 1995
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,875
- Penalties on Record
- $3,875
- Site Address
- Industrial Park Road, Hardinsburg, KY 40143
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Six employees inhale toxic sealant vapors
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H02 II | Serious | 2 | 120 | $1,375 | $1,375 | Aug 24, 1995 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 N01 | Serious | 2 | 120 | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1995 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 II | Serious | 2 | 120 | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1995 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1030 Bloodborne Pathogens OSHA citation code: 19101030 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 120 | $2,500 | $2,500 | Aug 24, 1995 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A02 I | Other | 1 | 120 | $0 | $0 | Aug 3, 1995 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.38 Emergency Action Plans OSHA citation code: 19100038 A05 III | Other | 1 | 120 | $0 | $0 | Aug 3, 1995 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.1048 Formaldehyde OSHA citation code: 19101048 D02 | Other | 1 | 120 | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1995 | - | - |
| 02004 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 I | Other | 1 | 120 | $0 | $0 | Aug 24, 1995 | - | - |
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 incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
4 inspections, 1995 to 1998. 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.