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Voss Distributing: OSHA inspections and violations

Waterloo, Iowa · Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424490

2inspections
9citation items
$14,860current penalties
May 18, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Voss Distributing 2 times in Iowa since 2019.

The latest one began on May 18, 2023 after a complaint, in Waterloo.

Those inspections ended with 9 citation items: 8 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $29,720 and now stand at $14,860, 50% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Voss Distributing averages $7,430 (2 cited inspections).

Voss Distributing: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346701311 OPENED MAY 18, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 2 employees at the site · Closed Mar 26, 2024

1050 Sheffield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50702 · Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2021)
 Serious$4,040$2,020Sep 14, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$4,040$2,020Sep 14, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$6,734$3,367Sep 14, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$4,040$2,020Sep 14, 2023Final

Inspection 344315726 OPENED SEP 16, 2019Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Feb 4, 2020

1050 Sheffield Ave, Waterloo, IA 50702 · Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 88.4 - CODE OF IOWA (2019)
 Serious$2,557$1,278Dec 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.29(b)(3) · Fall protection systems in general industry
 Serious$2,557$1,278Dec 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design
 Serious$2,557$1,278Dec 9, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$2,557$1,278Dec 9, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.29(a) · Injury and illness log
 Other-than-serious$638$319Dec 9, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.29 · Injury and illness log

29 CFR 1904.29(a)

(a) Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1)

(e) Inspection, maintenance and testing. (1) The employer shall be responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace.

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(b)

(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.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.29 · Fall protection systems in general industry

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

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