CHAMPAIGN, IL —
OSHA Inspection: STAPLES, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of STAPLES, INC. in 2005 N. PROSPECT, CHAMPAIGN, IL 61822 (NAICS 453210). OSHA activity number 312891542.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STAPLES, INC.
- Site address
- 2005 N. PROSPECT
- City
- CHAMPAIGN
- State
- IL
- ZIP
- 61822
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- 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
- 453210
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5112
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 25, 2010
- Abate by
- Jun 14, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 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 exposed to hazards while working at elevated heights retrieving or restocking of store merchandise. Throughout the store employees were using two mobile ladder stand platforms, approximately five feet in height, to obtain and replace merchandise from storage racks. Both ladder stand platforms had inoperable brakes on them. Employees were exposed to falls as the ladder stand platform wheels would not locked in place and the platforms move inadvertently. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to follow American National Standard Institute (ANSI) ANSI -ASC A14.7 - 2006, American National Standard for Mobile Ladder Stands and Mobile Ladder Stand Platforms, Section, 8.2 Owner's Responsibility. Replace or repair the brakes on the wheels of the ladder stand platforms. ***Abatement certification is required for this item in accordance with the requirements of 29 CFR 1903.19(c)***
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $1050.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.29 A03 III
- Issued
- May 25, 2010
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $1050.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- May 25, 2010
- Abate by
- Jun 7, 2010
- Penalty
- Initial $1,500 · Current $1,050 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — A (S) $1050.00
- — Z (S) $1500.00
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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 312891542.
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