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Earth Fare: OSHA inspections and violations

Columbia, South Carolina · All Other Specialty Food Stores · NAICS 445299

2inspections
5citation items
$10,968current penalties
Jan 28, 2025last inspection

Earth Fare has 2 OSHA inspections on record in South Carolina, the first in 2024.

OSHA's last visit started on Jan 28, 2025 after a complaint, in Charleston.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 5 citation items: 3 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $16,875 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,968, down 35%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.132, personal protective equipment, general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all retail employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,750. Earth Fare averages $10,968 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Earth Fare: OSHA citation items per year, 2024 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348011453 OPENED JAN 28, 2025Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 62 employees at the site · Closed Feb 4, 2026

74 Folly Road Blvd, Charleston, SC 29407 · Home Centers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces
Serious$2,625$1,706Jul 17, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$2,625$1,706Jul 17, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Serious$4,500$2,925Jul 17, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Other-than-serious$4,500$2,925Jul 17, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 5a
29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$2,625$1,706Jul 17, 2025Final

Inspection 347293748 OPENED FEB 21, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 45 employees at the site · Closed Apr 12, 2024

3312 Devine Street #b, Columbia, SC 29205 · All Other Specialty Food Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(a)

(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1)

(g) Training and education. (1) Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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