OSHA has inspected Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen once in Texas.
The inspection began on Feb 14, 2022 on a referral, in Sugar Land.
That inspection ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,283 and now stand at $3,170, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for hotel and restaurant employers since 2015 is $1,350, and Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen averages $3,170 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345782270 OPENED FEB 14, 2022Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed Apr 12, 2022
803 Bonaventure Way, Sugar Land, TX 77478 · Full-Service Restaurants · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 1, 2022: Employee experiences back pain while unloading truck
At 10:00 a.m. on February 1, 2022, an employee was working as a cook at a full-service restaurant. He was unloading a truck and organizing boxes of material in the restaurant's freezer. He experienced back pain and asked the manager for an early dismissal. The employee went home, and his family took him to the hospital. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery. After an MRI scan, though, the employee was advised to perform physical therapy and not to undergo surgery. The employee was released from the hospital two days later.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $5,283 | $3,170 | Mar 14, 2022 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Feb 1, 2022, Sugar Land: Hospitalization · strains · back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
An employee was unloading food from a truck to a freezer. The employee suffered back pain. He went home, but was later hospitalized for a back strain.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
