OSHA has inspected Walgreens Co 37 times in California since 1990.
The latest one began on Sep 10, 2024 after an accident, in San Francisco; the case is still open.
Those inspections ended with 56 citation items: 12 serious, 1 repeat and 43 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $63,490 and now stand at $46,390, 27% lower after settlements or reviews.
comes up most often in these citations: 3 items under 2340.16.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $1,750, and Walgreens Co averages $2,383 (3 cited inspections).
Walgreens Co also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Incident on Mar 28, 2017: Employee is clearing jam and catches hand between rollers
At 3:00 a.m. on March 28, 2017, an employee was clearing a jam to a conveyor belt system. The employee caught their left hand between two rollers on an overhead conveyor belt system and pulled some skin back from their hand.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3328(B)
Other-than-serious
$750
$750
Oct 4, 2017
Final
Inspection 340950369 OPENED SEP 29, 2015Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Feb 24, 2016
Incident on Jan 29, 2002: Employee injured by falling stock
On January 29, 2002, Employee #1 was pulling a loaded pallet into an aisle for c oworkers to pick order items. The pallet, with its 745-lb load, failed to stop a t the edge of the aisle, and fell over onto Employee #1. She was hospitalized wi th head and forearm contusions and a cervical strain. The cause of the accident was a missing board on the bottom of the pallet which would have stopped it agai nst the existing stop blocks.
Citation and rule
Type
Proposed
Current
Issued
Status
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 3203 A07
Other-than-serious
$18,000
$900
Apr 17, 2002
Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3338 A
Serious
$18,000
$18,000
Apr 17, 2002
Final
Inspection 125808279 OPENED JAN 17, 2002Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 640 employees at the site · Closed Apr 2, 2002
Incident on Jan 8, 2002: Employee sustained bruising injuries in boom truck accident
On January 8, 2002, Employee #1 was assigned to repair conveyor rollers that wer e squeaking. In order to reach the area, Employee #1 used the facility's aerial lift and was approximately 15 ft in the air. A coworker was driving an order pic ker to maneuver between the aerial lift and pallets placed on the floor. While t he coworker was maneuvering the order picker, its mast hit the platform of the a erial lift, throwing Employee #1 around the platform. The Woodland Fire Departme nt responded and transported Employee #1 to Sutter Davis Medical Center in Davis . Employee #1 sustained bruising to the tailbone and elbows, and was released fr om the hospital on the same day of the accident.
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 119673754 OPENED JAN 27, 1999Closed
Complaint · No inspection · Health · Closed Feb 23, 1999
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Moreno Valley site logged 76 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 673 workers: 13.9 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 2,968 days away from work.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
2045-00012W
Moreno Valley · 2022
673
76
52
13.9
2.6
2045-00006W
Woodland · 2022
557
48
35
8.8
2.6
Walgreens Distribution Center
Woodland · 2018
629
59
36
9.0
2.6
Moreno Valley Distribution Center
Moreno Valley · 2018
633
28
16
5.3
2.6
Walgreens Distribution Center- Woodland, CA
Woodland · 2016
837
74
49
1.0
2.6
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.