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BEST BUY COMPANY, INC.

2780 HORIZON RIDGE COURT, SUWANEE, GA, 30024
Operated by Best Buy · 1 of 267 establishments
811211Consumer Electronics Repair and Maintenance

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OSHA inspections
2
over 13 years
Violations
3
$5,150 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

BEST BUY COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $5,150 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 13 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BEST BUY COMPANY, INC. 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
2
0.2 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$5,150
$1,717 avg / violation
33% serious67% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $5,150 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0032 B0311$3,100Apr 2013Apr 2013
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$1,850Apr 2013Apr 2013
29 CFR 1904.0032 B0611$200Apr 2013Apr 2013

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

67th

Above average violations in NAICS 8112 within GA. Peer group: 13 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
75th
peer median: $975
Inspection frequency
100th
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
8.7
vs industry
+7.4
TRIR
10.2
vs industry
+8.5

Reported for 69 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
1.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
10.2
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
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 BEST BUY COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 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 BEST BUY COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BEST BUY COMPANY, 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 COMPANY, 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 COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BEST BUY COMPANY, 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 COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
4
Last 5 years
4
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

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.

RecallDateHazardsUnitsCPSC
Rocketfish Battery Case for iPhone 3G/3GS Recalled by Best Buy Due to Fire Hazard
#12048
Nov 2011The 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.

Company-wide — BEST BUY CO., INC. (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$3K
Obligated (all-time)
$11.4M
Awards (all-time)
1,260

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-03-27Unprogrammed Related2$3,300
2013-03-27Complaint11$1,850

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 COMPANY, 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 consumer electronics repair and maintenance within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Best Buy, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BEST BUY COMPANY, 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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Frequently asked

What is BEST BUY COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BEST BUY COMPANY, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $5,150 in total penalties.
How does BEST BUY COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BEST BUY COMPANY, INC. operates in the consumer electronics repair and maintenance industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. BEST BUY COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.74 compared to an industry average of 1.3.