The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Wednesday that it cited national grocery chain Trader Joe’s Co. after a December 2023 workplace inspection uncovered numerous safety violations related to forklift operations.
OSHA said it cited the company for lack of adequate safety training for forklift operators and failing to inspect forklifts at a location in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
The agency said Trader Joe’s had been cited for violating similar workplace safety standards in three previous inspections in Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.
OSHA proposed $216,902 in penalties in the Colorado case.
Trader Joe’s, headquartered in Monrovia, California, has 15 business days to contest the latest citation and proposed penalties.