Inspection 348994625 OPENED JUN 12, 2026Closed
3500 North 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68521 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2009, OSHA inspectors have visited Menard, Inc. in Nebraska 10 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jun 12, 2026, in Lincoln.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $18,300; today they stand at $15,150, 17% less.
Among retail employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,750 penalty. Menard, Inc. averages $2,750 across 1 cited inspection.
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
Menard, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 3 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 348994633 OPENED JUN 12, 2026Closed
3500 North 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68521 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344626171 OPENED FEB 11, 2020Closed
3500 N 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68521 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 5, 2020: Employee fractures foot when caught between piv and bollard
At 8:30 p.m. on February 5, 2020, an employee working as a laborer for a hardware store was backing a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) through a bay door. The employee had his left foot outside the cab when he was distracted and struck a steel bollard protecting the doorway. He caught his foot between the PIV frame and bollard. The employee sustained multiple fractures to his foot and was hospitalized.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 342250859 OPENED APR 14, 2017Closed
4801 N 264th St., Valley, NE 68064 · Truss Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 341227411 OPENED FEB 4, 2016Open
4801 N 264th St., Valley, NE 68064 · Truss Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection so far.
Inspection 341263176 OPENED FEB 4, 2016Closed
4801 N 264th St., Valley, NE 68064 · Truss Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340176973 OPENED JAN 13, 2015Closed
3500 N 27th Street, Lincoln, NE 68521 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication |
Serious | $5,000 | $2,750 | Apr 17, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 339975070 OPENED SEP 30, 2014Closed
4801 N 264th Street, Valley, NE 68064 · Prefabricated Metal Building and Component Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Sep 29, 2014 (fatal): Employee is killed while operating forklift
At 9:00 p.m. on September 29, 2014, an employee was operating a Raymond Forklift (model number: EASI-4D-R45TT, serial number: EF-A-02-25915) in a warehouse. After placing a wooden truss in Aisle 4 and traveling north in the facility, he became unconscious and hunched over the controls. The forklift continued to move forward, striking a storage rack. The employee was pinned between the controls of the forklift and the vertical member of the rack. Emergency services were contacted and, upon arrival, the employee was determined to be dead. An autopsy later determined that the employee had a health issue that caused him to become unconscious.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(e) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks |
Other-than-serious | $6,300 | $5,400 | Mar 2, 2015 | Final |
2 older inspections
Inspection 339835936 OPENED JUL 3, 2014Closed
3400 Osborne Drive East, Hastings, NE 68901 · Hardware Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 311466221 OPENED MAR 30, 2009Closed
2401 Delta Dr, Scottsbluff, NE 69361 · Home Centers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 28, 2009 (fatal): Employee is killed by falling lumber
On March 28, 2009, Employee #1, an outside worker whose job was to assist retail customers load their lumber or building material purchases, was standing in a l umber storage area. Much of the lumber was reportedly stacked in bundles at leas t 11 ft high, and many of the stacks were visibly leaning. Near Employee 1 was a stack of 8 ft landscaping timbers that was 6 bundles high. At around 2:15 p.m., a crashing sound was heard. Upon investigation, Employee #1 was found under a c ollapsed pile of the timbers. He was killed. The cause of the accident was impro per stacking and securing of the timber bundles.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles |
Serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | May 7, 2009 | Closed |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Lincoln site logged 9 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 243 workers: 5.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 171 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln North NE - 3112 Lincoln · 2022 | 243 | 9 | 4 | 5.8 | 4.5 |
| Lincoln South NE - 3179 Lincoln · 2022 | 213 | 8 | 1 | 5.5 | 4.5 |
| Hastings NE - 3233 Hastings · 2022 | 153 | 13 | 3 | 12.3 | 4.5 |
| Scottsbluff NE - 3260 Scottsbluff · 2022 | 148 | 9 | 3 | 8.7 | 4.5 |
| 4502 - Valley Truss Plant Valley · 2022 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 27.9 | 3.9 |
| 4518 - Valley Concrete Plant Valley · 2022 | 51 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 4504 - Valley Steel Plant Valley · 2022 | 37 | 4 | 2 | 12.3 | 3.6 |
| 4518/3539 - Valley Crossdocks Valley · 2022 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 | 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. 3 reports on file.
Oct 4, 2020, Valley: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee's right pinky finger was crushed by a concrete slab that was being transported on a moving belt. The employee sustained an amputation.
Feb 5, 2020, Lincoln: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · foot (feet), unspecified
An employee suffered a foot injury while driving a forklift.
Dec 17, 2015, Valley: Hospitalization · fractures · lower leg(s)
A stack of 6"x 6" x 20' timbers were banded together and sitting on the ground. The stack was about three to four feet high. An employee cut the bands off of the stack and four of the timbers fell striking the employee in the left leg and fracturing it just above the ankle.
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(h)(1)
(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.
29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles
29 CFR 1910.176(b)
(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.
29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(ii)(e)
(E) Narrow aisles and other restricted places where the vehicle will be operated;
Other hardware stores employers in Nebraska
- Logan Contractors Supply, Inc. Omaha · 3 citations · $3,733
- Menards Omaha · 4 citations · $1,100
- Abc Supply Co., Inc. Lincoln · 7 citations · $29,648
- Builders Supply Co., Inc. Omaha · 36 citations · $35,308
- Builders Warehouse, Inc. Kearney · 11 citations · $10,143
- Lowe's Home Improvement of South Lincoln Lincoln · 1 citation · $4,000
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