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OSHA Inspection: NUCOMFORT SUPPLY, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of NUCOMFORT SUPPLY, INC. in 500 WINDY POINT DRIVE, GLENDALE HEIGHTS, IL 60139 (NAICS 423730). OSHA activity number 312722705.

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Site address
500 WINDY POINT DRIVE
City
GLENDALE HEIGHTS
State
IL
ZIP
60139
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
423730
SIC code (legacy)
5075
Employees
7
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

13 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1500.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish a place of employment which was free from recognized hazards that
were causing or
likely to cause death or serious physical harm in that employees were
exposed to possible fall,
crush and amputation hazards while being lifted on the forks of powered
industrial truck(s):
Warehouse employee(s) were lifted approximately 10 feet above concrete
floor while
standing on the forks of lift truck(s), without utilizing a fall
protection system such as an
approved lift cage/work platform to place/retrieve merchandise on the rack
storage
system.  Employee(s) being lifted were also exposed to having body parts,
such as
finger(s), hand(s) and arm(s) becoming caught in the moving parts of the
forklift while
being lifted or lowered.
Feasible means of abatement would be to comply with:
1.The American National Standards Institute/American Society of
Mechanical Engineers Standard ANSI/ASME B56.1 - 2005, "Safety
Standard for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks." Section 4.17 General Safety
Practices - Elevating Personnel provides that whenever a truck is used to
elevate personnel, the following precautions shall be taken: (a) comply
with design requirements; (b) provide protection from moving parts; (c)
proper placement of and use of restraining means; (d) assure smooth
operation of the lifting mechanism and functionality of limiting devices
and latches; (e) overhead protection; and, (f) replacement of
restraint/fall
protection when damaged.
2.Comply with manufacturer's operating instructions and hazard warnings.
Yale posts, within their operator's manuals and on the sides of the mast,
warning signs that state, "Keep yourself and all others clear of the lift
mechanism.  Never allow anyone under or on the forks."
Abatement documentation is required for this item in accordance with the
requirements of 29
CFR 1903.19(d).
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

1910.27 B01 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1910.27 C04

Other-than-serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S)

1910.132 D01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $250.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $250.00
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1910.132 D02

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.147 C04 I

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $375.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.151 C

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1910.157 C01

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $600.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $600.00

1910.157 C04

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.157 E03

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.178 A04

Serious Gravity 03 2 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $375.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.178 L

Serious Gravity 03 5 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $375.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $375.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.303 G01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $450.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (S) $450.00

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