OSHA slaps McDade's with workplace safety fine

Johnnie McDade Grocery, an institution on the south side of town, recently was fined $9,362 by the federal government for a pair of workplace safety-related issues.

The fine was levied by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and neither citation had anything to do with any sanitary or cleanliness issues.

Instead, OSHA inspectors "found Johnnie McDade Grocery failed to develop and implement timely and effective measures to mitigate the spread of coronavirus."

OSHA's "Revised National Emphasis Program – Coronavirus Disease 2019" can be read and viewed HERE.

“Employers must take necessary precautions to protect the safety and health of their workers during the pandemic,” according to OSHA Area Director Joshua Turner in Atlanta-East. “OSHA will continue to take action to enforce protections for employees against this dangerous pandemic.”

Secondly, OSHA deemed that grocery store management exposed "workers to amputation hazards by failing to provide adequate guarding on a meat cutter band saw."

An overview of OSHA's "Machine Guarding" can be read and viewed HERE.

Added the press release: 

The company has 15 business days from receipt of its citations and penalties to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA’s area director, or contest the findings before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing safe and healthful workplaces for their employees. OSHA’s role is to ensure these conditions for America’s workers by setting and enforcing standards, and providing training, education and assistance.