The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Friday that it has hit global shoe manufacturer Addidas America Inc. with additional penalties for failing to correct earlier identified fall hazards at one of its manufacturing facilities.
OSHA proposed new penalties of $396,377 after a January inspection at the company’s Chester, New York, facility found that Adidas failed to submit required proof to the agency that it had installed guardrails or similar protections to keep employees safe while working atop a mezzanine.
Adidas was cited in March 2022 after its original 2021 inspection found the absence of guardrails and an unsafe ladder exposed workers to falls. OSHA originally proposed $17,403 in penalties.
OSHA said Adidas initially agreed to correct the hazards, but that it hadn’t done so by the time of January’s follow-up inspection.
Adidas has 15 business days to contest the latest proposed penalties.