DULUTH, GA ·
OSHA Inspection: DIRECTORY DISTRIBUTING ASSOCIATES
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DIRECTORY DISTRIBUTING ASSOCIATES in 2670 BRECKENRIDGE BLVD., DULUTH, GA 30096 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 306218280.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- DIRECTORY DISTRIBUTING ASSOCIATES
- Site address
- 2670 BRECKENRIDGE BLVD.
- City
- DULUTH
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30096
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 493110
- SIC code (legacy)
- 4225
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Feb 20, 2004
- Abate by
- Mar 17, 2004
- Penalty
- Initial $1,875 · Current $1,406 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to pinch points and being caught-in/between hazards: a. The employer did not ensure that the Automatic Powered Conveyors emergency shut off switch located on the Heat Bundling Machines was within employees reach, exposing employees to being caught in the rollers and not being able to shut off the conveyors in the event of an emergency, on or about 02/19/03. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the hazard is to relocate the emergency shut off switch to the employees/operators work station area. Reference - ANZI-B20.1 - Safety standard for conveyors and related equipment, Section 5.11.2(c)(1).
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1406.00
- · Z (S) $1875.00
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Source
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 306218280.
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