OSHA Inspection: TRADER JOE'S EAST INC.

Issued

2021-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7802.00 · Current $3796.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace:  Store: Not all employees were provided formal instruction as part of their powered industrial trucks training, where the electric Yale forklift and pallet jack were used to unload delivery trucks and move products into the store.

Issued

2021-10-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-11-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $390.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6):The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  Store: Employer did not ensure there were written certifications for all employees that had received powered industrial truck training, where the electric Yale forklift and pallet jack was used to unload delivery trucks and move products into the store.  Trader Joe's East Inc. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.178 (l)(6), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1449648, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 20, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 350 Patriots Place, Foxborough, MA.