OSHA has inspected Staples, Inc. 5 times in Pennsylvania since 1997.
The latest one began on Jan 13, 2022 on a referral, in Camp Hill.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 1 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $5,852 and now stand at $4,389, 25% lower after settlements or reviews.
Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.303.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,130, and Staples, Inc. averages $4,389 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 345726087 OPENED JAN 13, 2022Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 20 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 2022
128 South 32nd Street, Camp Hill, PA 17011 · Office Supplies and Stationery Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 24, 2021: Employee's finger is amputated in fall from ladder
At 1:30 p.m. on December 24, 2021, an employee was working for a big box office supply store. It was part of a nationwide chain. He was on a rolling ladder, retrieving product from an upper shelf, when he lost his balance. He grabbed onto the racking or railing, but his finger became caught in the racking or railing. As he fell, his finger was amputated, and he was treated without hospitalization.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 308479906 OPENED DEC 7, 2006Closed
Complaint · Partial · Safety · 24 employees at the site · Closed Dec 15, 2006
465 Loucks Road, York, PA 17404 · All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Dec 24, 2021, Camp Hill: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was on a rolling ladder, retrieving product from an upper shelf. He lost his balance, grabbed the racking, caught his finger in it, and then fell. The racking caused an amputation to his finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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