Soft Stuff Distributors, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Maryland, the first in 2017.
OSHA's last visit started on Jul 26, 2021 as a planned inspection, in Jessup.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $1,800 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,080, down 40%.
For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. Soft Stuff Distributors, Inc. averages $540 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Soft Stuff Distributors, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
Maryland · latest 90 days of OSHA records
197employers cited
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From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Jessup site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 50 workers: 13.4 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 188 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Soft Stuff Distributors
Jessup · 2023
50
6
4
13.4
4.6
Soft Stuff
Jessup · 2021
36
0
0
0.0
4.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2)
(2) The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.
29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2)
(2) Installation and use. Listed or labeled equipment shall be installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling.
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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.
