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Kroger #264: OSHA inspections and violations

Lancaster, Ohio · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · NAICS 445110

1inspections
2citation items
$29,000current penalties
Apr 29, 2021last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Kroger #264 in Ohio one time.

It opened on Apr 29, 2021 after a complaint, in Lancaster.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 2 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $58,518; today they stand at $29,000, 50% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.178 (forklifts and other powered industrial trucks), 2 times.

Among retail employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,750 penalty. Kroger #264 averages $29,000 across 1 cited inspection.

Kroger #264: OSHA citation items per year, 2021 to 2021
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 345280168 OPENED APR 29, 2021Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 250 employees at the site · Closed Jan 12, 2023

1621 N Memorial Dr., Lancaster, OH 43130 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$9,753$14,500Aug 12, 2021Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$48,765$14,500Aug 12, 2021Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii)

(ii) Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5).

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii)

(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.

Other supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) employers in Ohio

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