OSHA Cites H-E-B for Powered Industrial Truck Violations After Fatality or Catastrophe
Two of the three alleged violations are rated serious, and the penalty total now on record is higher than the amount first proposed.
- By Danielle Naidu
- Nov 09, 2026
H-E-B, LP committed three violations at a worksite in San Antonio, Texas, OSHA alleges. The case appears in enforcement data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
All three cited items fall under OSHA's standard for powered industrial trucks. OSHA rated two of them as serious. Those come under sections 1910.178(l)(2)(iii) and 1910.178(l)(4)(ii)(B). A third item, under 1910.178(n)(1), is rated other-than-serious. The record does not explain what each section requires.
OSHA issued the citations Sept. 30. Proposed penalties at that point totaled $33,100. A final order in the case is dated Oct. 27. Penalties now on record total $49,650. That figure includes $16,550 for one serious item that had no penalty listed when the citations were issued.
A fatality or catastrophe led OSHA to open a partial safety inspection April 13. No details about the incident appear in the record. It lists 701 employees and shows the case as open.
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Danielle Naidu is assistant editor for Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Protection Online.