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Starbucks: OSHA inspections and violations

Burlington, Massachusetts · Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars · NAICS 722515

1inspections
4citation items
$8,500current penalties
Nov 1, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Starbucks once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Nov 1, 2024 after a complaint, in Burlington.

That inspection ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $20,242 and now stand at $8,500, 58% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and Starbucks averages $8,500 (1 cited inspection).

Starbucks: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347857385 OPENED NOV 1, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 16 employees at the site · Closed Jul 23, 2026

201 Middlesex Turnpike, Burlington, MA 01803 · Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Serious$9,457$5,000Apr 23, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$9,457$3,000Apr 23, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design
 Other-than-serious$1,328$500Apr 23, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 23, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1)

(1) A laminated, dated card or certificate with photo, denoting limitations and level of protection for which the employee is trained should be issued to those students successfully completing a course.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)

(1) Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

Other snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars employers in Massachusetts

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