OSHA has inspected Shop Rite 7 times in New York since 1984.
The latest one began on Jul 31, 2017 on a referral, in Warwick.
Those inspections ended with 18 citation items: 10 serious, 2 repeat and 6 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $32,538 and now stand at $21,033, 35% lower after settlements or reviews.
Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 8 items under 1910.1200.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $1,750, and Shop Rite averages $7,500 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 342511110 OPENED JUL 31, 2017Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 300 employees at the site · Closed Dec 1, 2017
153 Route 94s, Warwick, NY 10990 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 24, 2017: Employee is cleaning grinding machine and crushes finger
At 5:05 p.m. on July 24, 2017, an employee was cleaning an Olde Tyme Peanut Grinding Machine, Model #PN1, by holding a rag over the auger while it was spinning. The employee's hand was pulled into the auger when the rag was caught by the auger. The employee suffered a laceration and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee was hospitalized for one day.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Serious | $7,243 | $6,500 | Oct 18, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $1,000 | Oct 18, 2017 | 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.
Jul 24, 2017, Warwick: Hospitalization · fractures · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was cleaning a peanut butter churner when her finger wrapped around the auger and broke. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
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.
