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OSHA Inspection: HILLS DEPARTMENT STORES/DISTRIBUTION CENTER

Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of HILLS DEPARTMENT STORES/DISTRIBUTION CENTER in 4200 WESTWARD AVENUE, COLUMBUS, OH 43228 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 18175760.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
4200 WESTWARD AVENUE
City
COLUMBUS
State
OH
ZIP
43228
Inspection type
Accident-driven (A)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
4225
Employees
300
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

8 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 1994
Abate by
Jul 4, 1994
Penalty
Initial $2,250 · Current $1,575 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1575.00
  • — Z (S) $2250.00

1910.23 E03 IV

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 1994
Abate by
Jul 8, 1994
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1800.00
  • — Z (S) $1800.00

1910.24 F

Deleted Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 1994
Abate by
Jul 8, 1994
Penalty
Initial $1,800 · Current $1,800
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1800.00
  • — Z (S) $1800.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 1994
Abate by
Jul 4, 1994
Penalty
Initial $4,500 · Current $3,150 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards that
were causing or likely to cause death or serious physcial harm to
employees in that employees
were exposed to:
(a)  Sufficient safe clearances were not provided for loading dock, door
fifty, while
respotting Star Leasing trailer # 9381505RU with mechanical handling
equipment, 1994 Ottawa
Yard Spottter tractor #931, thereby exposing an associate shipper to a
caught betweeen hazard.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $3150.00
  • — Z (S) $4500.00

1910.23 E03 IV

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 1994
Abate by
Jul 8, 1994
Penalty
Current $1,260
Recent events (1)
  • — Q $1260.00

1910.24 F

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 1994
Abate by
Jul 8, 1994

1910.20 G02

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 1994
Abate by
Jul 24, 1994

1910.22 D01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
Jun 21, 1994
Abate by
Jun 24, 1994

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 18175760.

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