OSHA has inspected Menards, Inc. 2 times in South Dakota since 2016.
The latest one began on Dec 19, 2022 after a complaint, in Watertown.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
None of the citations carried a penalty.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $1,750, and Menards, Inc. averages $0 (1 cited inspection).
Menards, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Watertown site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 141 workers: 2.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 21 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
"Watertown SD - 3097"
Watertown · 2025
141
2
1
2.1
4.5
"Yankton SD - 3292"
Yankton · 2025
106
3
3
3.8
4.5
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.
Feb 12, 2018, Yankton: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s), unspecified
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell resulting in a possible broken leg.
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)(4)(iii)
(iii) An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years.
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.