Fred's Inc. has 8 OSHA inspections on record in Tennessee, the first in 2000.
OSHA's last visit started on May 5, 2015 on a referral, in Memphis.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 34 citation items: 12 serious and 22 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $26,975 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $21,975, down 19%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.95, noise (4 items).
For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Fred's Inc. averages $2,450 over 1 cited inspection in that time.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Fred's Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.
Inspection 340609064 OPENED MAY 5, 2015Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 246 employees at the site · Closed Aug 10, 2015
4300 New Getwell Road, Memphis, TN 38118 · Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on May 4, 2015: Employee backs off dock platform with forklift and breaks bo
At 1:15 p.m. on May 5, 2015, an employee was driving a stand-up Crown forklift truck loading trailers on the docks. The employee was backing up from one trailer on the dock board and went too far. The forklift fell off the dock board and trapped the employee underneath it. The Fire Department responded and used the Jaws of Life to lift the truck up before pulling the employee from underneath the forklift. The employee was taken to the Regional Medical Center by ambulance and was examined where it was discovered that both legs were broken in several places.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $2,450 | $2,450 | Jul 2, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 317085702 OPENED APR 5, 2013Closed
Follow-up · Partial · Safety · 272 employees at the site · Closed Apr 16, 2013
4300 New Getwell Rd, Memphis, TN 38118 · Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 311142756 OPENED MAY 14, 2007Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 450 employees at the site · Closed Aug 16, 2007
4300 New Getwell Rd, Memphis, TN 38118 · General Merchandise Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 4, 2007 (fatal): Employee is crushed between two industrial trucks
On January 4, 2007, an employee was found lying in an aisle next to his powered industrial truck during the second shift in the Unit 3 Warehouse, by coworkers. Based on the injuries he sustained, he was more than likely pinned and crushed b etween his powered industrial truck and another truck. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2016, the Memphis site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 232 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.
Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.
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.
