The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Friday that it cited a Kissimmee, Florida, grocery store after a worker died following a fall from a defective ladder.
OSHA cited Kissimmee Meat & Produce Inc. for 11 serious violations and proposed $95,315 in penalties.
The worker was retrieving merchandise from a rack in the store’s warehouse in May when the ladder rolled, causing the worker to fall about nine feet.
OSHA said the company exposed employees to fall hazards when it permitted the use of improperly modified ladders,
failed to provide fall protection while ladders were in use, allowed workers to use rolling ladders without locking systems in place, and failed to train employees on the safe use of rolling ladders.
The company has 15 business days to contest the citation and proposed penalties.