Albertsons LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Dec 15, 2021: Employee fractures ankle after tripping over pit forks

At 8:00 a.m. on December 15, 2021, an Employee (a grocery store Service Operations Manager) was working with a coworker shrink wrapping trash piled onto 5 pallets. The employee had stacked the trash from a bailer utilizing a CW pallet jack powered industrial truck (PIT) which she relocated to the open space in the receiving area. The employee backed the PIT up from the stacked pallets and left it with the forks obstructing the path of travel. As she proceeded to secure the trash with the plastic wrap and upon several walk arounds, the employee tripped over the forks. The employee fractured her left ankle requiring medical treatment without hospitalization and modified duties.

Incident on Aug 26, 2021 (fatal): Two employees with covid-19 infection die and two are hospit

Employee #1 was working as a meat department manager and was admitted to a medical center for complications due to COVID-19 on July 01, 2021. Employee #1 was released from the hospital and recovered at home. Employee #2 was working as a store director and was admitted to a medical center for complications due to COVID-19 on August 19, 2021. Employee #2 died on August 26, 2021. Employee #3 was working as a bookkeeper and was admitted to a medical center for complications due to COVID-19 and also died on August 26, 2021. Employee #4 was working as a food clerk in a different store and was admitted to a medical center for complications due to COVID-19 on September 19, 2021. Employee #4 was released from the hospital and recovered at home.

Incident on Nov 14, 2020: Employee fractures femur when slips and falls

At 8:30 a.m. on November 14, 2020, an employee was removing boxes from a pallet in the freezer. As the employee was removing a box from the pallet, she turned with the box in her arm and lost her balance, slipping and falling to the floor. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured right femur.

Incident on Jul 30, 2019: Employee's finger is amputated due to improper machine guard

At 6:00 a.m. on July 30, 2019, an accident occurred at a warehouse-type building for a retail grocery company. Baler #2, which compacts recyclable material, was constantly cycling and would not stop. Employee #1, a sanitation associate, was trying to clear any debris near the light sensor so that Baler #2 would stop cycling. There was no guard that completely enclosed the opening to the sensor on Baler #2, and Employee #1 was able to stick his gloved right hand under the safety cage in an attempt to clear the light sensor of any debris. The safety cage over the sensor was 7 in long by 6 in high by 4 3/4 in wide. The ram cycling on Baler #2 caught Employee #1's index finger on the right hand. Employee #1 suffered a partial amputation injury to the right index finger about halfway between the first and second knuckle and was treated without hospitalization. The factors that contributed to the accident was that the opening in Baler #2 was not completely enclosed with a guard. Employee #1 was not assigned to correct the continuous cycling on Baler #2, as the employer has maintenance engineers who perform that task.

Incident on Mar 17, 2019: Employee amputates hand and lacerates arm when caught by mea

At 1:30 p.m. on March 17, 2019, an employee was grinding fresh meat for hamburger on a Hobart model MG1532 Mixer-Grinder and was adding additional meat to the grinder. The employee caught his sleeve in the worm blade and it pulled his right hand and arm into the grinder, amputating his hand and lacerating his arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident on Apr 9, 2018: Employee suffers laceration and fracture on band saw blade

At 10:00 a.m. on April 9, 2018, Employee #1 was cutting a large piece of meat using a band saw, Model Number 6614, Serial Number 2-1127-965, manufactured by the Hobart Company. As he was about to push the meat block into the saw, the blade cover fell, startling him. His left index finger came in contact with the blade, and he suffered a laceration and bone fracture. Surgery was performed to repair the damage and he hospitalized for two days.

Incident on May 5, 2018: Employee is trimming meat with band saw and amputates finger

At 9:48 p.m. on May 5, 2018, an employee was using a Butcher Boy B16-1 band saw to cut short loin beef in the meat department and struck the its blade with his right index finger. The employee amputated his fingertip and was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center. Hospitalization was not required. required.

Incident on Feb 16, 2018: Employee amputates fingers while using meat saw

At approximately 6:30 pm on 2/16/18, an employee was cutting meat using a Hobart meat saw to cut a rack of meat for a customer and did not adjust the guards or use the push plate to push the meat through the saw blade. The employee struck three fingers on his left hand against the saw blade and amputated two fingers and permanently damaged his pinky. The employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital and was admitted at that time.

Incident on Aug 21, 2017: Employee is crushed under crane lift during motor change out

At 6:45 a.m. on August 21, 2017, an employee was changing out a drive motor on the DPS crane. When the employee removed the bolts for the drive motor and pulled out the motor, the lift table on the crane came down and crushed the employee between the table and the floor. The employee was hospitalized with multiple injuries that included multiple fractures to his spine, ribs, and sternum.

Incident on Feb 27, 2017: Employee's hand contacts saw blade and amputates finger

At 2:00 p.m. on February 27, 2017, an employee was using a Hobart Corporation meat cutting saw (model number: 5614; serial number: 27-1073-431) to slice a section of boneless beef. As he was making the last cut, his right hand struck the blade, resulting in the amputation of his right index finger and severe laceration to his right middle finger.

Incident on Jun 16, 2013: Employee slips and falls on hot oil pan, burns hand

At approximately 6:30 p.m. June 16, 2013, Employee #1 was assisting a customer a t the deli counter with a coworker in the deli department. Employee #1 was clear ing a filter line for the pressure fryer. Employee #1 turned toward the pressure fryer taking a few steps and slipped on the tile floor near the oil catch pan. Employee #1's hands and arms went into the catch pan, which contained hot oil. E mployee #1 was hospitalized having received burns to both arms and hands.

Incident on Aug 24, 2011: Employee is injured when struck by forklift

On August 24, 2011, an employee was inspecting an area coworkers had recently cl eaned. A Hyster forklift, company ID number 13179 driven by a coworker struck th e employee. The forklift operator was about to place a load into its rack space and did not see the employee before striking her. The employee suffered crushing injury to her right foot, resulting in amputation of two toes. The employee was hospitalized and treated for her injuries.

Incident on Mar 8, 2011: Employee is injured in fall from pallet jack transporter

On March 8, 2011, Employee #1, an equipment operator, was unloading a produce tr ailer at the warehouse. He parked his Barrett Transporter center-ride powered pa llet jack, Model FGX 160 and Serial Number 32-18485, so that it was straddling t he dock and trailer ramp. As he activated the transporter, it jerked backwards a nd sideways, causing Employee #1 to lose his balance and fall off the transporte r. As a result, his left leg was trapped between the transporter and a dock post . Employee #1 was transported to St. Jude Hospital, where he was hospitalized fo r treatment.

Incident on Nov 18, 2010: Employee is run over by industrial truck, fracturing foot

On November 18, 2010, Employee #1 was working at a warehouse facility that suppl ied items for grocery stores. Employee #1 was tasked with taking orders received and retrieving the pallets contained in the warehouse. During the location and moving of a pallet, Employee #1 was operating a Barrett Industrial Truck (BIT) T ransporter, Model Number SGX-1-60-27X96, Serial Number E-3729033. As Employee #1 stood alongside the BIT, he actuated its controls to inch it forward; however, the BIT went in reverse and pinned his left foot against a pallet. He then attem pted to actuate the control to move the BIT forward in order to free his foot, b ut again the industrial truck went in reverse. Employee #1 was taken to a nearby medical facility, where he was hospitalized and treated for multiple crushing i njuries to his left foot, that included several broken toes.

Incident on Feb 5, 2008: Employee's finger is amputated by band saw

At approximately 1:05 p.m. on February 5, 2008, Employee #1 was working in the m eat cutting department in store number 6103 of a chain grocery market. He was cu tting pork shoulder into 0.75-in. thick steaks with a meat band saw. The blade g uard was not adjusted to be closest to the surface of the meat being cut and Emp loyee #1 was not using the pusher plate in accordance with the manufacture's rec ommended instructions and the company's rules. Employee #1 was making a cross cu t of the pork shoulder and was injured when his right hand was pulled into the u nguarded portion of the blade. He sustained an amputation to the first knuckle o f his right index finger. He was treated at Little Company of Torrance and relea sed the same day.

Incident on Mar 7, 2007: Employee injures hand while cutting meat with band saw

On March 7, 2007, Employee #1, a butcher, was cutting steaks for the meat counte r at a grocery store. He was cutting the steaks on the band saw and he noticed t here was a lot of fat on the steaks. As he pushed the meat through the band saw, the fat became caught on the saw blade and his hand contacted the saw blade. He was transported to the Industrial Medical Group in Bakersfield, CA for treatmen t. His injury did not require hospitalization.

Incident on Apr 6, 2007: Employee amputates finger while cutting meat

At approximately 7:50 p.m. on April 6, 2007, Employee #1, a meat cutter, was cut ting a piece of frozen ribs. While he was cutting the meat, using a Butcher Boy saw, Model Number B16F, the blade became exposed more than 4 inches above the me at being cut. As he got near the end of the cut, his right hand went into the bl ade, amputating his right index finger. He was hospitalized for seven days.

Incident on Feb 1, 2006: Employee is injured while pursuing shoplifter

On February 1, 2006, Employee #1 was helping a manager escort a shoplifter out o f a grocery store. After an altercation took place, Employee #1 ran after the sh oplifter and fell. He was hospitalized for a fractured ankle.

Incident on Dec 20, 2005: Employee burned by hot oil

Employee #1 poured hot oil from a BKI fryer into a plastic container. The bottom of the container melted, and the hot oil spilled onto the tile floor. Employee #1 slipped on the oily tile floor and fell onto the hot oil. Employee #1 was not hospitalized for treatment of first and second burns on her legs and abdomen.

Incident on Oct 11, 2005: Employee is injured in fall at grocery store

On October 11, 2005, Employee #1 was pushing a cart, when he slipped on a plasti c binding strap for magazines. He was injured and lost consciousness, when he fe ll and struck his head on the concrete floor.

Incident on Sep 13, 2005: Forklift driver loses control of vehicle injuring foot

On September 13, 2005, an employee was operating a forklift truck in the fresh m eat department of Albertson's. He was retrieving a pallet of meat from a metal s torage rack, when he lost control of the forklift and struck the rack. The colli sion jarred the employee's right foot off the forklift, which then became pinche d between the vehicle and the rack. He suffered contusions and abrasions but did not require hospitalization.

Incident on Aug 15, 2005: Employee amputates finger while cutting meat

At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 15, 2005, Employee #1 was working as a appr entice meat cutter at an Albertsons grocery store. She had worked for Albertsons for five years. She was in the meat department, using a WestGlen-Cobra 16 band saw, with Serial Number KA 160290, to cut the bone-in country-style pork strips. She had not adjusted the guard on the saw blade as close to the table as possib le. Employee #1 was holding the pork with her right hand as she cut it on the ba nd saw. Employee #1 was putting the pork strips on the tray, when she noticed th at her right ring finger had been cut by the saw blade. Employee #1 called a cow orker, who was taking care of the butcher block, for help. The general manager c ame over and took Employee #1 to Glendale Memorial Occupational Center, where sh e was treated and released on the same day. She was not hospitalized. Employee # 1 had sustained a complex laceration of her right ring finger with loss of the n ail bed, nail and tip of the distal phalanx. A causal factor was that Employee # 1 was operating the band saw without adjusting the guard on the saw blade as clo se to the table as possible.

Incident on Dec 28, 2004: Employee is injured in fall from fixed ladder

On December 28, 2004, Employee #1, a maintenance mechanic at a frozen food stora ge and distribution center, had finished patching a leak on the roof and was des cending the ladder. The 13-ft fixed ladder was inside a 6-ft by 20-ft electrical switch room. At the 5-ft level Employee #1 lost his balance and fell to the con crete floor. Employee #1 suffered a fractured left and right eye socket and was hospitalized for treatment of those injuries.

Incident on Aug 5, 2004: Employee's leg is fractured by falling door

At approximately 7:00 a.m. on August 5, 2004, Employee #1 was loading and stacki ng general merchandise items onto the trailers parked at Department Number 1111 of the Warehouse Distribution Center for General Merchandise Items. Employee #1 attempted to open a 11 ft by 6 ft cargo door, W647. As Employee #1 pulled upward on the door's pulley system in an attempt to lift the vertically sliding door o ff the ground, the door got stuck approximately 5.5 ft off the ground. Employee #1 was not able to enter the trailer with the merchandise items. Thus, he took a stance underneath the door and pushed the door upward toward its maximum height . As Employee #1 turned around to begin loading the merchandise into the trailer , the cable of the door's pulley system snapped, causing the door to fall to it' s starting position. The door struck Employee #1 on the face and shoulder and dr ove him to the ground. The door then landed on Employee #1's upper left leg in t he area of the knee and fractured his left femur. Employees in the immediate are a responded to Employee #1's distress by lifting the door off his leg and pullin g him away from the door. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Incident on Jan 14, 2004: Employee is injured after forklift struck racks

At approximately 5:48 a.m. on January 14, 2004, an employee, a forklift operator , was placing a pallet of oranges onto the fourth level of the storage rack when a hydraulic hose brake and the mast and lead dropped, striking the storage rack . The boxes of oranges came cascading down around the industrial truck; some wer e deflected into the driver's compartment, striking the employee about neck and shoulders. First aid was provided by the local fire department paramedics before being transported to the Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville, CA where the employee was treated for neck and shoulder bruises and contusions. He was r eleased 2 hours later.

Incident on Dec 5, 2003: Employee is injured when burned by hot water

On December 5, 2003, Employee #1, a temporary employee, was hosing down the floo r in the meat department of a grocery store with 130 degree farenheit water when he slipped and fell. He lost consciousness and was lying on the floor while the hose was still discharging hot water. He suffered third-degree burns to his rig ht arm, hip, and legs. He was hospitalized for 17 days with his injuries.

Incident on Sep 11, 2003: Employee falls from load bar and fractures vertebrae

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on September 12, 2003, an employee, maintenance worke r, was working in the warehouse for storage of frozen food products and other it ems requiring refrigeration. A new product line was coming in. The racks and loa d bars, pallet support racks, on the shelving had to be adjusted and new identif ying codes put on the shelves. The employee climbed up onto a rack by stepping u p on the cross bar at the end of the shelving and walked across the slats. He wa s carrying a DeWalt, cordless, screw drill. As he bent over, he lost his balance and fell 70-in. to the floor. A coworker, standing on a ladder screwing down lo ad bars in an adjacent row, heard the screw drill drop; turned and observed the employee hit the floor. The employee was hospitalized for over 24-hours with a f racture of the L2 vertebrae.

Incident on Jul 18, 2003: Employee suffered concussion after slip and fall from truck

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on July 18, 2003, Employee #1, a truck driver, was he lping to unload a trailer of grocery items at Albertson's Grocery Store at 1120 East Clark Avenue in Ocutt, California. The trailer had been loaded clear to the back with only about a foot left. The load was two pallets wide, one pallet was taken off and they were starting to unload the second pallet. One of the pallet s had water bottles and due to the loading or in transit, one or more of the wat er bottles broke and at least one came loose from the pallet. There was water on the floor of the trailer and at least one bottle. When the second pallet was be ing moved the employee moved out of the way and slipped on the floor and stepped on the loose bottle. The employee fell out of the trailer about 4 ft to the bla ck top pavement. Employee #1 was hospitalized. There was no light to see what wa s on the floor.

Incident on Jun 13, 2002: Employee injures finger in meat bandsaw

On June 13, 2002, Employee #1 was using a Hobart bandsaw to trim london broil cu ts without using a pusher plate, and he sustained a laceration to his right inde x finger.

Incident on Jun 17, 2002: Employee's finger amputated by meat cutter

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on June 17, 2002, an employee was cutting a piece of meat with a meat cutter. The cutter was a Hobart, Model Number 5801. The stock j umped and the saw blade caught the middle finger of the employees' left hand. Th e employee amputated the first digit of middle finger on her left hand and was h ospitalized.

Incident on Feb 7, 2002: Employee amputates thumb cutting meat on a band saw

Employee #1 amputated his left thumb while cutting a chuck roast on a Hobart Ban dsaw, Model Number 5801 and was hospitalized.

Incident on Dec 6, 2001: Employee's right arm lodged in conveyor belt

Employee #1's right arm lodged in conveyor belt while attempting to make repairs . He was hospitalized.

Incident on Jan 25, 2001: Employee's ankle fractured by a moving belt

Employee #1, an assistant manager of an Albertson Store located in Goleta, Calif ornia, fractured his ankle when he slipped head first down a moving belt. He was working in a store room located on the second floor of the store. He decided to use a conveyer belt used to transport dry goods to the storeroom located in the back of the store. Employee #1 stepped on the moving belt. His ankle became cau ght in the belt. Employee #1 slipped head first down the moving belt. Employee # 1 fractured his ankle. Employee #1 was transported to a local hospital where he spent four days after having surgery on his ankle.

Incident on Nov 2, 2000: Employee crushes hand between forklift and a gate

At approximately 5:25 p.m. on November 2, 2000, Employee #1 was using a Barret I ndustrial stand-up forklift, Model RET-32-TTH, Type E, Serial Number A-22-75202 to move pallets at the loading area adjacent to the warehouse. He was backing th e lift out of a chain-linked gated storage area. As he tried to maneuver the lif t past the gate it started to swing closed. He took his foot off the dead man's pedal to stop the lift and at the same time reached his right hand out to push t he gate open. His hand was crushed between the rail of the forklift and the vert ical member of the metal gate. He sustained a fracture of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd proximal phalanx, and a fracture of the 4th middle phalanx.

Incident on Sep 18, 2000: Victim slips on floor, sustaining a head injury

September 18, 2000, Victim was carrying a load of packaged toilet paper down the aisle where the baby shampoo is kept. Somehow, some baby shampoo spilled on the floor and the victim slipped and sustained a head injury. Victim was taken to S imi Valley hospital was the victim was hospitalized.

Incident on Sep 7, 2000 (fatal): Employee suffers heart attack

Employee #1 had responded to a possible leak of ammonia gas. After surveying the situation with local emergency units, he found nothing so he began removing his chemical suit. He suddenly began suffering difficulty breathing and summoned em ergency medical services. While being treated by EMT personnel, he suffered a he art attack and subsequently died.

Incident on Jun 3, 2000: Employee is injured in fall on floor

Approximately 12:35 p.m. on May 30, 2000, Employee #1 had removed a box from the cart. Just as she was turning to place the box in the freezer, her foot slipped on the floor, causing her to fall. Employee #1 was hospitalized for 11 days due to a fractured left ankle, which was reset using a plate and screws. Employee # 2, a coworker, witnessed the incident.

Incident on Nov 9, 1999: Employee fractures hip in fall dismounting from trailer

At 9:00 a.m. on November 9, 1999, Employee #1, a delivery truck driver for a ret ail supermarket chain, was about to climb down from the back of a bulk loader tr ailer. Normally he jumped down, but because the surface was sloped, he turned ar ound and put one foot on the bumper. He missed the hand grip and fell onto his s ide, fracturing his hip. He was hospitalized.

Incident on May 9, 1997: Employee's wrist lacerated by sharp object in trash bag

At approximately 9:20 p.m. on May 9, 1997, Employee #1, age 18, threw a bag of t rash into the compactor and then used her hand to push the bag further into the machine. Her wrist was lacerated by a sharp edge inside the bag. She was transpo rted to the hospital, where she was treated for three days.

Incident on Nov 29, 1996: Employee's leg fractured when pallet jack strikes rack

Employee #1, a warehouse worker, was operating a motorized pallet jack that was carrying two loaded pallets. He was turning a 90 degree corner at the end of an aisle when he apparently lost control and the vehicle struck a row of storage ra cks. Employee #1's right leg was fractured when it hit a lateral steel member of the rack. There were no witnesses to the accident. Employee #1 claimed that the jack's steering had malfunctioned. The equipment was subsequently checked by th e maintenance department and found to operate normally.

Incident on Oct 6, 1996: Employee fractures foot in same-level fall on wet floor

Employee #1 had three years of experience retrieving supplies and stocking a mea t display in the meat department of a grocery store. He was inside a walk-in ref rigerator retrieving fish from the cooler when he slipped on the ice and water o n the floor. Employee #1 fell, fracturing his left foot.

Incident on Aug 6, 1996: Employee's fingers lacerated in bandsaw

At approximately 6:50 a.m. on August 6, 1996, Employee #1 was using a bandsaw to cut frozen rolled turkey. As he was slicing it, the product rolled. Four finger s on his right hand were lacerated when they struck against the saw blade. Emplo yee #1 was taken to Northridge Hospital and released after treatment and observa tion. He was put on light/limited duty, as per the store manager. During an inte rview, the meat manager explained that a better way to slice meat was to first c ut the turkey roll in half so that the product cannot not roll around. The emplo yer was issued a general citation an improper slicing operation.

Incident on Nov 14, 1994: Employee's leg fractured when struck by hand pallet jack

On November 18, 1994, Employee #1, the grocery manager for Albertsons, was movin g several pallets of bottled water out the back receiving service doorway and do wn a ramp (measured at a 11 percent slope) to a waiting customer. Each pallet we ighed 1,500 lb. While moving the first two pallets down the ramp using a non-pow ered hand pallet jack, he had help from another clerk. When he was ready to move the last pallet, he again paged the clerk for help and was waiting for him at t he top of the ramp, but the pallet started to move down the ramp as he was waiti ng. The brake system would not hold, and he was pinned against a guard post at t he bottom of the ramp as he tried to guide it down. First aid was administered b y the local fire department paramedics, and then Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to Roseville General, where he was treated for a compound fracture of the tibia and three breaks of the fibula of the left leg.

Incident on May 6, 1993: Employee struck on back by roll-up door

At about 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 6, 1993, Employee #1 of Albertson's, a food distribution center in Roseville, CA, was unloading a produce truck. Employee #1 , a warehouseman, was using an electric-powered pallet jack to remove two pallet s of produce from the trailer of a semi-truck. While Employee #1 was backing out the second pallet, which was close to the trailer's wall, it caught and started dragging a semi-flexible, bulk head pad along with it. As the pad reached the o verhead roll-up door, it pulled the door back and down. As the door rolled down, it struck Employee #1 on the back and pinned him against the steering lever, wh ich broke the lever off of the pallet jack. Employee #1 received severe bruises to the back and chest. First aid was administered and he was transported by ambu lance to Roseville General Hospital.

Incident on Mar 10, 1993: Employee injured in collision between industrial trucks

At about 9:30 p.m. on March 10, 1993, Employee #1 of Albertson's was operating a motorized pallet jack at the Roseville Distribution Center, Roseville, CA. A fo rklift carrying a short load on its forks went through a clear plastic curtained doorway into a freezer. At the same time, Employee #1 came out of the ice cream room into the freezer riding the pallet jack through a curtained doorway. Emplo yee #1 had his back turned to the doorway. The speed, although slow, was still t oo fast. The front corner of the forklift load collided with the rear corner of the pallet jack. The pallet and load struck and pinned the leg of Employee #1, t he pallet jack operator, to the motor frame. First aid was applied and he was th en transported to Roseville General Hospital, Roseville, with multiple breaks to the lower right leg and ankle.

Incident on Dec 4, 1992: Employee's ankle fractured in fall to floor

At 7:00 a.m. on December 4, 1992, Employee #1 reported to a grocery store to wor k display and then returned home to get a saw. At 9:00 a.m., after making a cut, he returned the pegboard to the store room and caught his foot on plastic wrap attached to a pallet of merchandise. His right foot was stopped suddenly as he f ell to the floor. Employee #1 suffered a compound fracture of the right ankle. F irst aid was administered by paramedics and Employee #1 was taken to Mercy San J uan Hospital. On December 7, 1992, he was discharged. Employee #1 had no immedia te supervisor in the field and worked with a representative of PIA.

Incident on Oct 14, 1992: Employee's foot run over by high lift rider truck

At approximately 7:45 p.m. on October 14, 1992, Employee #1, of Albertson's, Inc ., a food distribution warehouse in Roseville, CA, was working in the warehouse. Employee #1 stepped on the high lift rider truck with his left foot, stepping o n the deadman floor pedal. He then grabbed the throttle control handle, causing the lift to run in reverse and onto his right foot. Employee #1 suffered a crush ed big toe and damaged foot. First aid was given at the site and then Employee # 1 was taken to Roseville Community Hospital, where he spent seven days. The thro ttle control handle is interlocked with the deadman pedal to prevent operation w ithout first stepping on the pedal and keeping the pedal depressed.