OSHA Inspection: FRY'S ELECTRONICS

Issued

Aug 23, 2006

Abate by

Aug 28, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,300 · Current $1,300

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:
on or about May 18, 2006, at the jobsite located at 21300 Gulf Freeway,
Webster, TX,
employees were exposed to the potential of chemical burns from corrosive
liquids during
the employees daily task.  The employer failed to provide a safe and
immediate access
to the emergency eyewash station due to  being blocked by a parked
Manaboard forklift
manufactured by Crown.
1.The employer failed to keep the workplace free of a hazard to which
employees
of that employer were exposed.
2.The hazard was recognized.
3.The hazard was causing or was likely to cause death or serious physical
harm.
4.There was a feasible and useful method to correct the hazard.
Among other methods two feasible and acceptable abatement methods would be
to: (a)
follow the nationally recognized standard ANSI Z358.1 - 1990, Section
7.4.4 - "Eye/face
wash units shall be in accessible locations that require no more than 10
seconds to reach
and should be within a travel distance no greater than 30.5 meters (100
feet) from the
hazard."  Or (b) relocate the Manaboard forklift to a different location.
DISCLAIMERS:
1.You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above.
2.The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases.
3.The employer is responsible for the selection and carrying out an
appropriate
abatement method.nt