Since 2016, OSHA inspectors have visited Mers/Goodwill in Missouri 5 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 6, 2023 after a complaint, in Saint Peters.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $20,944; today they stand at $14,661, 30% 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 $2,130 penalty. Mers/Goodwill averages $4,887 across 3 cited inspections.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jul 2, 2025, Saint Louis: Hospitalization · fractures · exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
An employee was unpacking donations from a donation bin and moving a portable canopy when he lost his balance and fell forward. The employee struck his head on the concrete and sustained a fractured C4 vertebra and a laceration to the forehead that required stitches.
Aug 24, 2021, Saint Louis: Hospitalization · effects of heat and light, unspecified · body systems
An employee developed heat stress after processing donations in a hot, humid warehouse. The employee was hospitalized.
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.