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BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER

12660 OLD VIRGINIA ROAD, RENO, NV, 89521
Operated by Barnes and Noble Inc · 1 of 4 establishments
493110General Warehousing and Storage

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OSHA inspections
4
over 23 years
Violations
11
$4,425 in penalties
Penalties
$4,425
$402 avg

Summary

BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $4,425 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 415 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER appears in OSHA workplace safety and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.2 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
11
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$4,425
$402 avg / violation
45% serious55% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $4,425 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 II11$1,625Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$1,125Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$975Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 1904.0005 D0111$700May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0305 A01 I11Oct 2007Oct 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111Sep 2007Sep 2007
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311Apr 2003Apr 2003
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0111Apr 2003Apr 2003
29 CFR 6180.3830111Apr 2003Apr 2003

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4931 within NV. Peer group: 415 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
4.4
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
4.4
vs industry
−0.5

Reported for 463 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
4.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
3
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
14 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The power adapter casing can break when plugged into an electrical outlet, exposing its metal prongs, posing an electric shock hazard.. Most recent recall: 2017-02-01. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-02-14Referral0$0
2009-11-10Complaint0$0
2007-09-28Complaint75$3,725
2003-04-21Complaint4$700

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Barnes and Noble Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Barnes and Noble Inc across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in general warehousing and storage within NV, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Barnes and Noble Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Barnes and Noble Inc, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER's OSHA violation history?
BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $4,425 in total penalties.
How does BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER's safety record compare to its industry?
BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER operates in the general warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. BARNES & NOBLE DISTRIBUTION CENTER's self-reported DART rate is 4.36 compared to an industry average of 4.3.