Establishment profile
BEST BUY CO., INC.
1875 PLEASANT HILL ROAD, DULUTH, GA, 30096
Operated by Best Buy · 1 of 267 establishments
Summary
BEST BUY CO., INC. has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 15 years of recorded history, with $32,000 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 11 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BEST BUY CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in 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
100% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $32,000 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $15,000 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $7,000 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 B03 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B04 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4431 within GA. Peer group: 11 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 300 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
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- 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 BEST BUY CO., INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Dec 2018 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2016 – Dec 2018 | All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) | FMLA | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEST BUY CO., INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BEST BUY CO., INC.. 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 BEST BUY CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BEST BUY CO., INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BEST BUY CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: The air fryers and air fryer ovens can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.. Most recent recall: 2024-03-14. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
CPSC recall roster
Every CPSC consumer-product recall associated with this manufacturer, most-recent first. Hazards reflect CPSC’s classification (laceration, fire, fall, choking, lead exposure, etc.). Each row links to the agency’s authoritative recall page for the full remedy / contact / recall-number detail. 1 recall shown · 1 distinct hazard categories.
| Recall | Date | Hazards | Units | CPSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Rocketfish Battery Case for iPhone 3G/3GS Recalled by Best Buy Due to Fire Hazard #12048 | Nov 2011 | The battery case can overheat while charging, posing a fire hazard. | — | View → |
Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission. Recall details (specific products, sale dates, remedy instructions) live on the cpsc.gov record linked from each row.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-01-26 | Referral | 5 | 2 | $32,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
BEST BUY CO., INC. is one of 267 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Best Buy.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Best Buy across all 267 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- THE SYSTEMS DEPOT, INC.DULUTH — 1 federal enforcement record
- Cricket WirelessDuluth — 1 federal enforcement record
- BRANDSMART U.S.A.DORAVILLE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Best Buy, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BEST BUY STORES LPBEAVERTON, OR — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUY CO. INC.TRACY, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUYFRESNO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUY CO INCSPRINGFIELD, OR — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUY CO, INC.LAKEWOOD, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUY COMPANY INCMODESTO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUY CO., INC.SARASOTA, FL — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUYFOLSOM, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUYFORT WORTH, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- BEST BUY CO., INCAURORA, CO — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Best Buy locationsParent rollup
- NAICS 443All employers in this industry
- Employers in GAState-wide enforcement data
- Industry in GAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEST BUY CO., INC. 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 Best Buy, which operates 267 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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- What is BEST BUY CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BEST BUY CO., INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 5 violations and $32,000 in total penalties.