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Beal Distributing, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Sioux Falls, South Dakota · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424810

5inspections
10citation items
$9,774current penalties
Feb 12, 2019last inspection

OSHA has inspected Beal Distributing, Inc. 5 times in South Dakota since 2004.

The latest one began on Feb 12, 2019 as a planned inspection, in Sioux Falls.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 3 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $10,561 and now stand at $9,774, 7% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 4 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Beal Distributing, Inc. averages $8,486 (1 cited inspection).

Beal Distributing, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Beal Distributing, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2004 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343777231 OPENED FEB 12, 2019Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 80 employees at the site · Closed Jul 15, 2019

4815 North Northview Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$4,508$4,508May 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$3,978$3,978May 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(2)(iii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 10, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 10, 2019Final

Inspection 315002030 OPENED DEC 9, 2010Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 65 employees at the site · Closed Dec 13, 2010

4815 Northview Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 313521643 OPENED JUL 14, 2009Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 70 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2009

4815 North Northview Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · Wholesale Trade Agents and Brokers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$875$438Jul 30, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$700$350Jul 30, 2009Closed
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$0$0Jul 30, 2009Closed

Inspection 310584867 OPENED DEC 19, 2006Closed

Other · Records only · Safety · 59 employees at the site · Closed Feb 12, 2007

4815 North Northview Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · Other Support Activities for Road Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1904.41(b)(2) · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA
 Other-than-serious$500$500Jan 17, 2007Closed

Inspection 102759404 OPENED DEC 9, 2004Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 53 employees at the site · Closed Dec 17, 2004

3301 North Markey Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD 57107 · Beer and Ale Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Sioux Falls site logged 18 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 89 workers: 23.6 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 61 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Beal Distributing, Inc.
Sioux Falls · 2025
89 18923.64.7

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1904.41 · Electronic submission of Employer Identification Number (EIN) and injury and illness records to OSHA

29 CFR 1904.41(b)(2)

(2) Do part-time, seasonal, or temporary workers count as employees in the criteria for number of employees in paragraph (a) of this section? Yes, each individual employed in the establishment at any time during the calendar year counts as one employee, including full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary workers.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(i)

(i) The information specified under paragraphs (f)(1)(i) through (v) of this section for labels on shipped containers; or,

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other beer and ale merchant wholesalers employers in South Dakota

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