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Grove Collaborative Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Saint Peters, Missouri · Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses · NAICS 454110

1inspections
6citation items
$25,868current penalties
Dec 19, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Grove Collaborative Inc. in Missouri one time.

It opened on Dec 19, 2018 on a referral, in Saint Peters.

In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $36,955; today they stand at $25,868, 30% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 3 times.

Among retail employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,130 penalty. Grove Collaborative Inc. averages $25,868 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Grove Collaborative Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343663589 OPENED DEC 19, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 407 employees at the site · Closed Feb 19, 2019

1000 Premier Parkway, Saint Peters, MO 63376 · Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Dec 13, 2018: Employee amputates finger when caught in paper machine while

At 8:00 a.m. on December 13, 2018, an employee was changing out some paper that was in a PPLC21 Rampak Paper Machine while it was running. The employee bypassed the guard with his left hand's middle finger and amputated it when caught inside the machine. Hospitalization was not required.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$9,239$6,467Dec 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(2) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$0$0Dec 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$9,239$6,467Dec 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
 Serious$12,934$9,054Dec 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$5,543$3,880Dec 21, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Dec 21, 2018Final

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.

Dec 13, 2018, Saint Peters: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was changing out packing paper in a machine used to crinkle paper for packing and shipping when their hand entered the machine and the left middle fingertip was lacerated. The injury will require surgical amputation. The machine was running at the time.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

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 1910.212 · Machine guarding

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