The Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) and its California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has cited Safeway $182,000 in proposed penalties for significant safety violations that put approximately 1,700 workers at risk of serious injuries at the company’s warehouse in Tracy, their largest facility in the nation.

Cal/OSHA issued citations for 27 violations, including 8 that were serious in nature, after completing a comprehensive inspection at Safeway’s Northern California Tracy Distribution Center.

What Cal/OSHA Chief Debra Lee said: “It is critical that employers recognize the physical demands and potential dangers faced by warehouse workers and take measures to protect their safety. Our inspection revealed that Safeway’s   demanding warehouse quotas put its workers at risk of serious injury.”

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