OSHA has inspected Wang Globalnet 4 times in California since 2010.
The latest one began on Mar 7, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Vernon.
Those inspections ended with 11 citation items: 1 serious and 10 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $15,235 and still stand at $15,235.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for transportation and warehousing employers since 2015 is $3,555, and Wang Globalnet averages $4,987 (3 cited inspections).
Wang Globalnet also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
Inspection 345471791 OPENED AUG 10, 2021Closed
Accident · Partial · Safety · 26 employees at the site · Closed Jan 10, 2022
2480 Industrial Parkway W, Hayward, CA 94545 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 12, 2021: Employee fractures ribs, punctures lung in fall from shelves
At 11:00 a.m. on July 12, 2021, an employee was working for an employer that operates an Asian food distribution company specializing in Korean cuisine. The employee works in a warehouse that stores food and supplies for local customers. Coworker #1, the warehouse manager, asked the employee to remove inventory from shelving in the warehouse in order to look at the expiration dates. The manager directed the employee to not climb the shelves and to wait for Coworker #2, a forklift driver. While waiting, the employee took it upon himself to climb on top of a pallet truck and, using it as a step stool, climb up the shelves while waiting for Coworker #2. The employee was looking dates on food packages stored on upper level in the storage racks when he fell approximately 4 to 5 feet onto a pallet truck and the warehouse floor below. The employee was hospitalized to treat multiple rib fractures, abdomen injuries and a punctured lung.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
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| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 342(A) |
Other-than-serious | $5,000 | $5,000 | Dec 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 3203(B) |
Other-than-serious | $400 | $400 | Dec 14, 2021 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 3205(C) |
Other-than-serious | $900 | $900 | Dec 14, 2021 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2022, the Vernon site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 89 workers: 1.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 83 days away from work.
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.
