OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE HOME SERVICE

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,475 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5 (a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish 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
operating forklift
trucks without wearing the seat belt exposing them to potential crushing
injuries.
Warehouse:
Employees operating the two Toyota and two Hyster forklift trucks did not
use
seatbelts.
One method, among other methods, to correct the condition, is to establish
work rules
requiring the use of seatbelts, train the employees on the work rules, and
enforce the
work rules.

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,475 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 employee(s)
were exposed to serious fall hazards while climbing vertical frame members
of the racks to gain
access to the shelving in search of stock.
Warehouse:
Employees are exposed to serious injury while climbing the racks and
walking on the
shelves while searching for stock.
One method, among other methods to correct the condition, is to purchase
one set of 20
ft moveable stairs for each aisle in the warehouse, establish work rules,
train employees,
and enforce the work rules.e

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 8, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,475 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 employee(s)
were exposed to fall hazards while working from a safety platform that was
not equipped with
standard railings and was not secured to the lifting carriage and/or the
forks of the forklift truck.
Warehouse:
1)The safety cage used to elevate employees was not secured to the forks
and/or the
carriage of the forklift trucks.
2)The mid-rails on the left and right hand side of the safety cage were
inadequate in that
they were located below the required 21".
One method, among other methods, to correct the condition, is to secure
the safety
platform to the forks and/or the carriage assembly and relocate the
mid-rails on the cage.ails

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,475 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 employee(s)
were exposed to fall hazards while working from a carpet pole without fall
protection and
elevated by a forklift truck.
Warehouse:
The employees were elevated by forklift trucks while standing on the
carpet poles to
search for stock.
One method, among other methods,  to correct the hazard is to provide 20
ft moveable
ladders in each aisle for the employees to use, establish work rules
prohibiting the
practice of standing on the carpet pole, train employees on the rules, and
enforce the
work rules.e

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 8, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,475 Reduced

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Nov 22, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,475 Reduced

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 8, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,475 Reduced

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $4,500 · Current $2,475 Reduced

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $3,150 · Current $1,733 Reduced

Issued

Aug 23, 2004

Abate by

Oct 29, 2004

Penalty

Initial $2,250 · Current $1,237 Reduced