Capitol Distributing has 4 OSHA inspections on record in Idaho, the first in 2003.
OSHA's last visit started on Oct 3, 2025 on a referral, in Caldwell.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 9 citation items: 2 serious and 7 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $6,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,900, down 68%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.305, electrical wiring methods (2 items).
For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,427. Capitol Distributing averages $0 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Capitol Distributing also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company1920 S. Kcid Rd., Caldwell, ID 83605 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Dec 5, 2025 | Final |
3500 Commercial Ct., Meridian, ID 83642 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 4, 2018 (fatal): Employee is sweeping freezer floor and is dies from a heart
At 11:00 a.m. on August 4, 2018, an employee was sweeping the floor in freezer and died a heart attack.
No citations from this inspection.
3500 Commercial Ct., Meridian, ID 83642 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $1,250 | $1,250 | Mar 15, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $1,000 | $0 | Mar 15, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 3 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iva) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 2010 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 4 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(ivc) · Electrical wiring methods |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 15, 2010 | Closed |
3500 Commercial Ct., Meridian, ID 83642 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.24(g) · Fixed industrial stairs |
Other-than-serious | $2,500 | $0 | Mar 14, 2003 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design |
Serious | $1,250 | $650 | Mar 14, 2003 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(2) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Mar 14, 2003 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Caldwell site logged 21 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 314 workers: 7.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 361 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol Distributing Caldwell · 2025 | 314 | 21 | 11 | 7.0 | 4.6 |
| Capitol Distributing, Inc. Meridian · 2020 | 196 | 19 | 9 | 14.0 | 4.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Sep 30, 2025, Caldwell: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · other finger(s) n.e.c.
An employee was entering the warehouse freezer on a forklift when he collided with a racking bay, resulting in a laceration to his left thumb and partial amputation of his left index finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1)
(c) General—(1) Energy control program. The employer shall establish a program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performs any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source, and rendered inoperative.
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2)
(2) Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly.
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(5)
(5) If the truck is equipped with front-end attachments other than factory installed attachments, the user shall request that the truck be marked to identify the attachments and show the approximate weight of the truck and attachment combination at maximum elevation with load laterally centered.
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.