OSHA Inspection: THE LANE DRUG COMPANY

Issued

2024-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11524.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(11): The employer did not ensure that portable ladders used to gain access to an upper landing surface that have side rails that extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface.  a) The Lane Drug Company dba Rite Aid Pharmacy (#02373) located at 21991 Ohio 51, Genoa, Ohio, 43430: On or about January 26, 2024, the employer failed to ensure employees were provided portable ladders with side rails that extend at least three feet above the upper landing surface.  Employees tasked with accessing the loft area in the storage room (8 ft from the level below) by way of a 10 ft A-framed ladder were exposed to falls approximately eight feet or greater to the concrete floor below.

Issued

2024-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11524.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  a) The Lane Drug Company, dba Rite Aid Pharmacy #02373, located at 21991 Ohio 51, Genoa, Ohio, 43430: On or about January 26, 2024, the employer failed to ensure employees were protected from falls while operating in the elevated loft area of the back storage room. Employees placing boxes and accessing inventory from this location were exposed to falls of approximately eight feet to the concrete floor below.