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THRIFTY PAYLESS INC.
$8,670
penalties
5
viol.
4
insp.

THRIFTY PAYLESS INC.

2801 W. AVENUE H, LANCASTER, CA 93586NAICS 493110 General Warehousing and Storage

Inspections
4
Jul 2018 to Jul 2022 · 0 safety, 4 health
Violations
5
across 4 inspections
Penalties on record
$8,670
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 0Willful 0Repeat 0Other 5

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Jul 25, 2022Final Order RecordedComplaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#346105232$1,5001 viol.

Inspection #346105232

Dates

Opened
Jul 25, 2022
Closing Conference Date
Jan 20, 2023
Contested
Mar 19, 2023
Final Order
Jun 18, 2024
Closed
No close date in inspection feed

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
470
Related Activity
2 complaints

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$9,000
Penalties on Record
$1,500
Site Address
2801 W. Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536
Industry
446110 Pharmacies and Drug Stores

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

OSHA's inspection feed still shows no close date for this record. However, the citation records tied to this inspection show contest activity beginning on Mar 19, 2023 and final orders recorded through Jun 18, 2024.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
020013203(A)
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Other11$9,000$1,500Mar 19, 2023Jun 18, 2024
Aug 10, 2021Final Order RecordedComplaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#345472500$1,8702 viol.

Inspection #345472500

Dates

Opened
Aug 10, 2021
Closing Conference Date
Jan 4, 2022
Contested
May 18, 2022
Final Order
May 23, 2024
Closed
No close date in inspection feed

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
515
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$1,870
Penalties on Record
$1,870
Site Address
2801 W. Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93586
Industry
493110 General Warehousing and Storage

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

OSHA's inspection feed still shows no close date for this record. However, the citation records tied to this inspection show contest activity beginning on May 18, 2022 and final orders recorded through May 23, 2024.

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010023203(A)
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
Other110$935$935Feb 10, 2022May 18, 2022May 23, 2024
010033999(B)
Conveyors
Other110$935$935-Feb 1, 2022
Aug 20, 2018FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Health#343411393$5,0001 viol.

Inspection #343411393

Dates

Opened
Aug 20, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Jan 18, 2019
Final Order
Feb 13, 2019
Closed
Oct 4, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
538
Related Activity
1 complaint, 1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$5,000
Penalties on Record
$5,000
Site Address
2801 West Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536
Industry
493110 General Warehousing and Storage

Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.

Incident Investigation Summaries

Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.

FatalityAug 19, 2018

Employee is preparing to clock in to work, has a heart attac

Event: Cardiovascular/Respiratory Failure

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001342(A)
Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries
Other11$5,000$5,000-Feb 13, 2019
Jul 30, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343344685$3001 viol.

Inspection #343344685

Dates

Opened
Jul 30, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Jan 3, 2019
Final Order
Feb 5, 2019
Closed
Oct 4, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
450
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$300
Penalties on Record
$300
Site Address
2855 West Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536
Industry
493110 General Warehousing and Storage

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010015162(E)
Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment
Other110$300$300-Feb 5, 2019
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About these records

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This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.

OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.

OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.

Understanding These Penalties

The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.

Standards cited

3203(A)Injury and Illness Prevention Program2 citations · $2,435
342(A)Reporting Work-Connected Fatalities and Serious Injuries1 citation · $5,000
3999(B)Conveyors1 citation · $935

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer1.3
Industry average2.0
Penalties per inspection
This employer$2,168
Industry average$2,607

Warehousing and Storage, 14,698 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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