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Sandstroms Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Grand Rapids, Minnesota · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424410

3inspections
2citation items
$420current penalties
Aug 15, 2024last inspection

Sandstroms Inc has 3 OSHA inspections on record in Minnesota, the first in 2018.

OSHA's last visit started on Aug 15, 2024 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Grand Rapids.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $600 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $420, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.1200, hazard communication (2 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Sandstroms Inc averages $420 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Sandstroms Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347712051 OPENED AUG 15, 2024Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Nov 1, 2024

105 29th St Se, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jul 30, 2024 (fatal): Employee falls while unloading ice bags and sustains fatal h

At 12:00 a.m. on July 30, 2024, Employee #1, employed by Sandstroms Inc., was delivering ice bags to a Cenex gas station located in Grand Rapids, MN, using a box truck. While unloading ice bags with a two-wheel hand truck, the employee slipped on the metal walk ramp leading from the truck's cargo deck to the ground level. The employee fell backward, striking the back of his head on the metal walk ramp. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was treated for brain injuries, including a brain bleed. The employee died on August 14, 2024, due to complications from the injuries. It was raining at the time of the incident.

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 346632151 OPENED APR 11, 2023Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 53 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 2023

2057 Hwy 2 E, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 343185898 OPENED MAY 24, 2018Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 64 employees at the site · Closed Jul 3, 2018

2057 Hwy 2 E, Grand Rapids, MN 55744 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$600$420Jun 7, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jun 7, 2018Final

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(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

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.

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