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Bomgaars Supply: OSHA inspections and violations

Sterling, Colorado · Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores · NAICS 444220

1inspections
3citation items
$5,000current penalties
Nov 28, 2018last inspection

Bomgaars Supply has one OSHA inspection on record in Colorado.

OSHA opened it on Nov 28, 2018 after a complaint, in Sterling.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 1 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $7,853 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,000, down 36%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (2 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Bomgaars Supply averages $5,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Bomgaars Supply also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Bomgaars Supply: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343632006 OPENED NOV 28, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2,153 employees at the site · Closed Feb 13, 2019

102 North 12th Ave, Sterling, CO 80751 · Nursery, Garden Center, and Farm Supply Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$7,853$5,000Jan 8, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 8, 2019Final

Injury and illness logs

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

In 2024, the Sterling site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 38 workers: 3.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry. Those cases cost 1 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Bomgaars Supply,Inc. - Sterling
Sterling · 2024
38 113.42.3
Bomgaars Supply, Inc. - Sterling
Sterling · 2023
40 113.42.3

The rules behind these citations

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

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(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)

(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.

Other nursery, garden center, and farm supply stores employers in Colorado

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.