What happened in this inspection
Cal/OSHA opened a complaint inspection of Takara Sake USA, Inc. at 708 Addison Street, Berkeley (Alameda County) on Dec 13, 2012. It was a partial inspection focused on health hazards. 40 employees were recorded at the site. Inspectors issued 16 citations (5 serious) and proposed $28,985 in penalties; the current total is $13,820. The case closed on Sep 19, 2013. The employer has 3 other inspections on its California record.
Citations
Each citation names the rule, its classification and the penalty as proposed and as it stands now.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $410, current $300. 2 instances. Abatement due Jun 11, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $410, current $300. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 11, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $410, current $150. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 9, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $685, current $500. 5 instances. 15 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 8, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $550, current $300. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 11, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $410, current $225. 34 instances. 34 workers exposed. Abatement due Jul 9, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $550, current $300. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 11, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $410, current $225. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 11, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $410, current $0. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 11, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $6,185, current $2,700. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $6,185, current $4,500. 2 instances. 2 workers exposed. Abatement due Aug 8, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $4,950, current $3,600. 1 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $3,710, current $360. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $3,710, current $360. 3 instances. 3 workers exposed. Abatement due Jun 11, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $0, current $0. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Issued Jun 6, 2013. Proposed $0, current $0. Abatement due Jun 16, 2013, completed. Read the rule.
Your rights
If you worked at this site, the inspection file is a public record once the case closes; request it from the Cal/OSHA district office with activity number 315320564. A worker who reported the hazard, the injury or the inspection and was then fired, demoted or cut has a retaliation claim under Labor Code 6310, one year to file with the Labor Commissioner and longer to sue. Injuries themselves go through workers' compensation. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, inspection 315320564, checked Nov 1, 2026. How to read a record. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.