OSHA has inspected Pepsi Co 3 times in Texas since 1988.
The latest one began on Oct 4, 2019 on a referral, in Amarillo.
Those inspections ended with 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $13,494 and now stand at $2,500, 81% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Pepsi Co averages $2,500 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344381942 OPENED OCT 4, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 250,000 employees at the site · Closed Apr 21, 2020
8115 E. Amarillo Blvd, Amarillo, TX 79107 · Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Oct 4, 2019: Employee lacerates, fractures ankle when piv fails to stop
At 9:00 a.m. on October 4, 2019, an employee working in a beverage manufacturing company was picking products for shipping. The employee stepped off the walker-rider forklift when it failed to stop and struck the employee on left ankle. The employee incurred a deep laceration and fracture to his ankle and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $13,494 | $2,500 | Mar 19, 2020 | Final |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
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.
