GOURMET SPECIALTIES
21001 CABOT BLVD, HAYWARD, CA 94545
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Inspection records
Oct 22, 2002#301134300Oct 22, 2002Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#301134300$3,9604 viol.4 violations$3,960 in penalties
Inspection #301134300
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 21, 2002
- Contested
- Dec 20, 2002
- Final Order
- Sep 9, 2003
- Closed
- Jul 9, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 110
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $5,095
- Penalties on Record
- $3,960
- Site Address
- 21001 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3216 Exit Signs OSHA citation code: 3216 C | Other | 3 | 60 | $425 | $110 | Dec 25, 2002 | Dec 20, 2002 | Sep 9, 2003 |
| 01002 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 C | Other | 10 | 60 | $635 | $525 | Dec 25, 2002 | Dec 20, 2002 | Sep 9, 2003 |
| 01003 | 3642 Platform Equipment OSHA citation code: 3642 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $210 | $175 | Dec 25, 2002 | Dec 20, 2002 | Sep 9, 2003 |
| 02001 | 3210 Guardrails at Elevated Locations OSHA citation code: 3210 A | Serious | 1 | 20 | $3,825 | $3,150 | Nov 27, 2002 | Dec 20, 2002 | Sep 9, 2003 |
Aug 1, 2001#125638916Aug 1, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#125638916$6,8006 viol.6 violations$6,800 in penalties
Inspection #125638916
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 1, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 30, 2002
- Closed
- Jun 20, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 repeat, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,245
- Penalties on Record
- $6,800
- Site Address
- 21001 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
- 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 (6 of 6 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 | 50 | $950 | $400 | Mar 4, 2002 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 C | Other | 1 | 25 | $710 | $400 | Feb 5, 2002 | - | - |
| 01004 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 E | Other | 1 | 50 | $710 | $0 | Mar 5, 2002 | - | - |
| 01005 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 C | Other | 1 | 50 | $475 | $400 | Mar 5, 2002 | - | - |
| 02001 | 4353 Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers OSHA citation code: 4353 A010000C | Serious | 1 | 1 | $8,550 | $3,600 | Mar 5, 2002 | - | - |
| 03001 | 2340.16 Work Space About Electric Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400016 A | Repeat | 1 | 50 | $2,850 | $2,000 | Feb 5, 2002 | - | - |
Feb 22, 2001#125636910Feb 22, 2001Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#125636910$1501 viol.1 violation$150 in penalties
Inspection #125636910
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 22, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 2001
- Closed
- Aug 10, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $150
- Penalties on Record
- $150
- Site Address
- 21001 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 2340.16 Work Space About Electric Equipment OSHA citation code: 23400016 A | Other | 1 | 5 | $150 | $150 | Jun 8, 2001 | - | - |
Jul 7, 2000#125634204Jul 7, 2000Programmed Other (K) · Partial scope, Safety#125634204$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125634204
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 7, 2000
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 26, 2000
- Closed
- Jul 27, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 95
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21001 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Programmed Other Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed other inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
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.
Employee's hip fractured when pallet jack strikes pole
Aug 26, 1997#125650309Aug 26, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#125650309$1,4756 viol.6 violations$1,475 in penalties
Inspection #125650309
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 24, 1997
- Closed
- Jan 15, 1998
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,475
- Penalties on Record
- $1,475
- Site Address
- 21001 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
- 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 (6 of 6 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 | 150 | $210 | $210 | Nov 22, 1997 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3216 Exit Signs OSHA citation code: 3216 C | Other | 3 | 20 | $210 | $210 | Nov 22, 1997 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 E | Other | 1 | 1 | $210 | $210 | Nov 22, 1997 | - | - |
| 01004 | 6151 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 6151 C01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $210 | $210 | Nov 22, 1997 | - | - |
| 01005 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 C | Other | 6 | 1 | $210 | $210 | Nov 22, 1997 | - | - |
| 01006 | 461 Permits to Operate OSHA citation code: 461 A | Other | 1 | 1 | $425 | $425 | Nov 22, 1997 | - | - |
Apr 23, 1996#125642215Apr 23, 1996Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#125642215$2,6206 viol.6 violations$2,620 in penalties
Inspection #125642215
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 23, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- May 28, 1996
- Closed
- Nov 24, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 70
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,620
- Penalties on Record
- $2,620
- Site Address
- 21001 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
- 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 (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3219 Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment, Materials and Assemblies OSHA citation code: 3219 A | Other | 1 | 10 | $125 | $125 | Jun 21, 1996 | - | - |
| 01002 | 2340.17 Guarding of Energized Parts OSHA citation code: 23400017 A | Other | 1 | 5 | $125 | $125 | Jun 21, 1996 | - | - |
| 01003 | 6151 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 6151 G01 | Other | 1 | 70 | $250 | $250 | Jul 11, 1996 | - | - |
| 01004 | 3362 General Requirements OSHA citation code: 3362 E | Other | 1 | 70 | $250 | $250 | Jun 26, 1996 | - | - |
| 02001 | 5185 Changing and Charging Storage Batteries OSHA citation code: 5185 L | Serious | 1 | 35 | $935 | $935 | Jun 21, 1996 | - | - |
| 03001 | 4353 Stationary Compaction Equipment and Balers OSHA citation code: 4353 A | Serious | 1 | 35 | $935 | $935 | Jun 21, 1996 | - | - |
Sep 11, 1992#111814745Sep 11, 1992Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#111814745$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111814745
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 11, 1992
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 9, 1993
- Closed
- Feb 11, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 135
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 21001 Cabot Blvd, Hayward, CA 94545
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
7 inspections, 1992 to 2002. 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