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Supervalu Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Hopkins, Minnesota · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · NAICS 445110

7inspections
22citation items
$43,560current penalties
Dec 15, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Supervalu Inc 7 times in Minnesota since 1997.

The latest one began on Dec 15, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Hopkins.

Those inspections ended with 22 citation items: 16 serious and 6 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $62,900 and now stand at $43,560, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.

Process safety management comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.119.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $1,750, and Supervalu Inc averages $34,440 (1 cited inspection).

Supervalu Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

The Wage and Hour Division has 2 cases on it since 2015, with $0 in back wages owed to workers.

Supervalu Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 1997 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341152205 OPENED DEC 15, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 856 employees at the site · Closed May 25, 2016

101 Jefferson Ave S, Hopkins, MN 55343 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 317994168 OPENED JUN 18, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 500 employees at the site · Closed Jun 20, 2016

101 Jefferson Ave S, Hopkins, MN 55343 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b) · Exit routes
Other-than-serious$5,600$3,920Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1) · Process safety management
Serious$5,600$3,920Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.119(f)(3) · Process safety management
Serious$5,600$3,920Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii) · Process safety management
Serious$5,600$3,920Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.119(l)(1) · Process safety management
Other-than-serious$5,600$3,920Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 8
29 CFR 1910.119(o)(4) · Process safety management
Serious$5,600$3,920Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 9
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
Other-than-serious$5,600$3,920Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 10
29 CFR 1910.146(k)(1) · Permit-required confined spaces
Serious$4,400$3,080Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 11
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,400$3,080Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 12
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$0Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 13
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$4,400$0Sep 23, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 14
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$1,200$840Sep 23, 2015Final

Inspection 317825602 OPENED AUG 21, 2014Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 20 employees at the site · Closed Aug 29, 2014

11840 Valley View, Eden Prairie, MN 55343 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 309269413 OPENED JUL 20, 2005Closed

Planned · No inspection · Safety · 700 employees at the site · Closed Jul 20, 2005

19011 Lake Drive East, Chanhassen, MN 55317 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 303478291 OPENED JUL 18, 2000Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 1,198 employees at the site · Closed Oct 1, 2000

101 Jefferson Avenue South, Hopkins, MN 55343 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Other-than-serious$600$420Aug 3, 2000Closed

Inspection 302497375 OPENED FEB 23, 1999Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 1,048 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 2000

101 Jefferson Avenue South, Hopkins, MN 55343 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,200$1,200Apr 9, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
Serious$900$900Apr 9, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$1,200$1,200Apr 9, 1999Closed
Citation 1, item 4 Serious$900$900Apr 9, 1999Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$300$300Apr 9, 1999Closed
Citation 2, item 2 Other-than-serious$300$300Apr 9, 1999Closed

Inspection 301856191 OPENED DEC 17, 1997Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 1,300 employees at the site · Closed May 2, 2000

101 Jefferson Avenue South, Hopkins, MN 55343 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Serious$1,200$1,200Feb 3, 1998Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$1,800$1,800Feb 3, 1998Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
Serious$900$900Feb 3, 1998Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2018, the Hopkins site logged 112 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 907 workers: 12.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 1,410 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Supervalu Distribution Center - Minneapolis 31511
Hopkins · 2018
907 1125812.74.6
1644 Cub Foods-Chanhassen (SV 031564
Chanhassen · 2018
123 809.34.0

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Apr 24, 2019 to Jul 24, 2019
Hopkins
10$0$0
Jan 23, 2013 to Jan 22, 2015
Hopkins
10$0$0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1820.6530

29 CFR 1910.119 · Process safety management

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(1)

(f) Operating procedures. (1) The employer shall develop and implement written operating procedures that provide clear instructions for safely conducting activities involved in each covered process consistent with the process safety information and shall address at least the following elements.

29 CFR 1910.119(f)(3)

(3) The operating procedures shall be reviewed as often as necessary to assure that they reflect current operating practice, including changes that result from changes in process chemicals, technology, and equipment, and changes to facilities. The employer shall certify annually that these operating procedures are current and accurate.

29 CFR 1910.119(j)(4)(ii)

(ii) Inspection and testing procedures shall follow recognized and generally accepted good engineering practices.

29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

29 CFR 1910.146 · Permit-required confined spaces

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 5205.1210

29 CFR 5205.890

29 CFR 5206.1000

Other supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers) employers in Minnesota

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