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Petsmart LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Wyomissing, Pennsylvania · Pet and Pet Supplies Stores · NAICS 453910

8inspections
10citation items
$19,985current penalties
May 15, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Petsmart LLC 8 times in Pennsylvania since 2006.

The latest one began on May 15, 2024 after a complaint, in Bethel.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 4 serious, 2 repeat and 4 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $21,975 and now stand at $19,985, 9% lower after settlements or reviews.

Gloves and hand protection comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 1910.138.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,128, and Petsmart LLC averages $15,000 (1 cited inspection).

Petsmart LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Petsmart LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347481582 OPENED MAY 15, 2024Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 386 employees at the site · Closed Jul 31, 2024

21 Martha Drive, Bethel, PA 19507 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341502839 OPENED MAY 25, 2016Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 420 employees at the site · Closed Jun 14, 2016

21 Martha Drive, Bethel, PA 19507 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 340222025 OPENED JAN 30, 2015Closed

Follow-up · Partial · Health · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jul 27, 2017

1183 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610 · Pet and Pet Supplies Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Repeat$15,000$15,000Jun 15, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Repeat$0$0Jun 15, 2015Final

Inspection 315888560 OPENED APR 23, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 30 employees at the site · Closed Aug 16, 2012

1183 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610 · Pet and Pet Supplies Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Serious$3,000$2,250Jul 12, 2012Closed
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
Serious$0$0Jul 12, 2012Closed

Inspection 340567049 OPENED APR 23, 2012Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 30 employees at the site · Closed Jul 3, 2012

1183 Berkshire Boulevard, Wyomissing, PA 19610 · Pet and Pet Supplies Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310295183 OPENED AUG 27, 2007Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 38 employees at the site · Closed Oct 1, 2007

1717 Route 228, Cranberry Township, PA 16066 · Pet and Pet Supplies Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 310292172 OPENED JUL 10, 2007Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 1,200 employees at the site · Closed Aug 21, 2007

1134 Northway Mall, Pittsburgh, PA 15237 · Pet and Pet Supplies Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii) · Machine guarding
Other-than-serious$1,500$1,050Jul 18, 2007Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(e)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$1,500$1,050Jul 18, 2007Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 18, 2007Closed

Inspection 116208067 OPENED SEP 21, 2006Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 41 employees at the site · Closed Oct 10, 2006

4200 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17111 · Pet and Pet Supplies Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$975$635Sep 25, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(8) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 25, 2006Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.138(a) · Gloves and hand protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 25, 2006Closed

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 Bethel site logged 15 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 360 workers: 4.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 21 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
2548-00000022
Bethel · 2022
360 1514.52.6
PetSmart DC-22
Bethel · 2019
355 1022.92.6

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 1910.138 · Gloves and hand protection

29 CFR 1910.138(a)

(a) General requirements. Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii)

(ii) The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall be guarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

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