AVON, MA —
OSHA Inspection: COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION in 120 STOCKWELL DRIVE, AVON, MA 02322 (NAICS 452311). OSHA activity number 348270224.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION
- Site address
- 120 STOCKWELL DRIVE
- City
- AVON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02322
- Mailing
- 120 STOCKWELL DRIVE, AVON, MA 02322
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 452311
- Employees
- 200
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 22, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $11,055 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a):Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made. Location: Drink storage area adjacent to Fresh Produce Room Storage of pallets on the floor between storage racks did not allow for safe clearances between the pallets and the racks for the long fork powered industrial truck.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $11055
- — Z (S) $11055
1910.9 B
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 29, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $15,474 · Current $8,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.9(b): Training. Standards in this part requiring training on hazards and related matters, such as standards requiring that employees receive training or that the employer train employees, provide training to employees, or institute or implement a training program, impose a separate compliance duty with respect to each employee covered by the requirement. The employer must train each affected employee in the manner required by the standard, and each failure to train an employee may be considered a separate violation. Location: Facility Training on truck-related topics, including training on the daily inspection of electric pallet jacks, was inadequate.
Recent events (3)
- — F (O) $8000
- — C (S) $15474
- — Z (S) $15474
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Aug 20, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service: Location: Facility Powered industrial trucks were not being inspected and tested in accordance with the manufacturers directions.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Aug 8, 2025
- Abate by
- Sep 15, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $16,550 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii):An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: Location: Facility Powered industrial truck drivers performance in operating PITs is not evaluated at least every 3 years.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $16550
- — Z (S) $16550
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348270224.
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