Bellefontaine, Ohio · General Warehousing and Storage · NAICS 493110
3inspections
3citation items
$11,900current penalties
Jul 15, 2021last inspection
Since 2014, OSHA inspectors have visited Spartannash in Ohio 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jul 15, 2021 on a referral, in Bellefontaine.
In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $28,306; today they stand at $11,900, 58% less.
Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,555 penalty. Spartannash averages $7,000 across 1 cited inspection.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Spartannash also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Jul 15, 2021: Employee falls from catwalk and incurs multiple injuries
At 9:35 a.m. on July 15, 2021, Employee #1 was on a catwalk approximately 9 feet 5 inches above the floor at the UU1113 section of the flow rack system, selecting product from a pallet on the lower level. Employee #1 placed weight on the pallet, causing it to shift and fall onto a pallet of diaper products about 6.5 feet below. The employee sustained lacerations to the left side of the face and under the eye, as well as fractures to the right arm. Emergency services transported Employee #1 to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated.
Incident on Jan 3, 2018: Employee's foot is fractured when struck by forklift
At 10:30 a.m. on January 3, 2018, an employee was walking from the locker room to take a break from work when she was struck by a stand-up crown forklift. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for and broken right foot. foot.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 339749269 OPENED APR 30, 2014Closed
Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed May 10, 2023
Incident on Apr 30, 2014 (fatal): Employee is crushed under a dock ramp and killed
At 1:00 a.m. on April 29, 2014, a truck driver arrived at a warehouse with a full trailer. The employee then was to drive an empty trailer back to the originating location. The employee was instructed to sweep up the trailer, which was located on the south east side at dock #45, remove items or equipment inside the trailer, and place them inside the perishable side of the warehouse. The employee opened the warehouse rolling door of dock # 45 and stepped into the pit to open the trailer door. The dock leveler, also called the ramp, was a Kelly model HV615. This style of ramp is stored in a vertical position unlike traditional ramps stored in a horizontal position. The victim stepped out of the pit to lower the ramp onto the trailer by pulling a chain. Once the chain is pulled the hydraulics are activated and released and lower the ramp onto the trailer. The ramp did not lower due to the support leg holding it in the vertical position. The employee stepped inside the pit which was approximately 6 ft by 8 ft by 10 ft and raised the support leg. The ramp lowered onto the employee's chest. The employee was found unresponsive by a coworker approximately one hour later. The employee sustained compressional asphyxia and was killed.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Bellefontaine site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 211 workers: 0.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
2071 Bellefontaine Distrib Center and Cigarette (OH)
Bellefontaine · 2025
211
2
0
0.9
2.6
2071 Bellefontaine Distrib Center and Cigarette OH
Bellefontaine · 2024
211
5
0
2.4
2.6
2071 BELLEFONTAINE DC 071 AND GMS 065 cigarettes 062 (OH)
Bellefontaine · 2022
228
7
0
2.7
2.6
2071 BELLEFONTAINE DC 071 AND GMS 065 cigarett
Bellefontaine · 2021
248
15
6
5.5
2.6
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
On July 15, 2021, at 12:55 p.m., an employee stepped off a raised selection area onto a pallet in order to reach product when the pallet shifted, causing the employee to fall approximately 6.5 feet onto a pallet of product. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right arm.
(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.
(5) Runways and similar walkways. (i) The employer must ensure each employee on a runway or similar walkway is protected from falling 4 feet (1.2 m) or more to a lower level by a guardrail system.
Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.
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