BURLINGTON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: STARBUCKS
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of STARBUCKS in 201 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BURLINGTON, MA 01803 (NAICS 722515). OSHA activity number 347857385.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- STARBUCKS
- Site address
- 201 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE
- City
- BURLINGTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01803
- Mailing
- 201 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BURLINGTON, MA 01803
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 722515
- Employees
- 16
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.120 Q01
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,457 · Current $5,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(1):The employer did not develop and implement an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergencies prior to commencement of emergency response operations: Location: Entire store a) On or about 10/28/24, the employer did not develop an emergency response plan to handle anticipated emergences, in that employees entered the facility and encountered an unknown airborne material, and did not immediately depart the store.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $5000
- — C (S) $9457
- — Z (S) $9457
1910.120 Q03 III
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- May 28, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,457 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iii): Based on the hazardous substances and/or conditions present, the individual in charge of the ICS did not implement appropriate emergency operations and did not ensure that the personal protective equipment worn was appropriate for the hazards encountered: Location: Back of house area On or about 10/28/24, the employer did not ensure that employees who encountered an unknown airborne material were adequately protected with personal protective equipment. At least two chemicals reacted, creating an unknown airborne material.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9457
- — Z (S) $9457
1910.120 Q03 IV
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- May 28, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv): Employees engaged in emergency response and exposed to hazardous substances presenting an inhalation hazard or potential inhalation hazard, did not wear positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus until such time that the individual in charge of the incident command system determined through the use of air monitoring that a decreased level of respiratory protection would not result in hazardous exposures to employees: Location: Back of house area On or about 10/28/24, the employer did not ensure that employees who encountered an unknown airborne material were adequately provided with respiratory protection in the form of a positive-pressure self-contained breathing apparatus. At least two chemicals reacted, creating an unknown airborne material.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 G01
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $9,457 · Current $3,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use. Location: Back of house area On or about 10/28/24, the employer did not ensure that complete safety data sheets were maintained in the workplace for each hazardous chemical. One of the two hazardous chemicals that were inadvertently mixed, QSR All Surface Floor Cleaner, had only a partial SDS available.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $3000
- — C (S) $9457
- — Z (S) $9457
1910.36 G02
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $1,328 · Current $500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2):Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Location: Back of house On or about 11/1/24, the employer did not ensure that employees working in the back room of the facility were provided with an exit pathway that was at least 28 inches wide. A rolling trash can was placed in the back storage aisle, narrowing the pathway to less than 28".
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $500
- — C (O) $1328
- — Z (O) $1328
1910.303 G01
- Issued
- Apr 23, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 1, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment: Location: Back of house On or about 11/1/24, the employer did not ensure that employees working in the back room of the facility or emergency personnel were provided access to electrical panels to shut power down in an emergency. A rolling trash barrel was blocking two electrical panels.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 347857385.
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