Do it Best Corp. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Ohio, the first in 2002.
OSHA's last visit started on Dec 9, 2021 on a referral, in Medina.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 5 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $8,287 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $5,801, down 30%.
For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Do it Best Corp. averages $5,801 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
Do it Best Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Dec 3, 2021: Employee sustains leg contusions when pinned between dock pl
At 8:00 a.m. on December 3, 2021, an employee was using a stand-up powered industrial truck to load a tractor trailer. While exiting the tractor trailer on the industrial truck, the dock plate was inadvertently raised. The industrial truck struck the dock plate, pinning the employee's leg between the dock plate and industrial truck. The employee was hospitalized to treat the left leg contusions.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Medina site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 185 workers: 2.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 361 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Medina RSC
Medina · 2025
185
3
3
2.0
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
An employee was loading a tractor trailer using a standup/ride on powered industrial truck (PIT). While the employee was exiting a tractor trailer, the dock plate inadvertently raised and the PIT struck the dock plate. The employee's left leg was pinned between the dock plate and the PIT, resulting in leg contusions.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(ii) The employer shall certify that the periodic inspections have been performed. The certification shall identify the machine or equipment on which the energy control procedure was being utilized, the date of the inspection, the employees included in the inspection, and the person performing the inspection.
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.
