RALEIGH, NC ·
OSHA Inspection: BEST BUY STORES, L.P.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of BEST BUY STORES, L.P. in 6101 CAPITAL BOULEVARD, RALEIGH, NC 27616 (NAICS 443112). OSHA activity number 317360741.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BEST BUY STORES, L.P.
- Site address
- 6101 CAPITAL BOULEVARD
- City
- RALEIGH
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27616
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 443112
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5731
- Employees
- 96
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
95012901
- Issued
- Feb 5, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 10, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to being caught in a trash compactor due to the switch being inoperative as outlined in para 5.6.1, ANSI Z245.2-2008: a)warehouse-cardboard and trash compactor used to crush boxes and other material, had been operated with keys broken off in the switch so the device could not be turned off prior to employees working on or loading the machine(ref para 5.6.1, ANSI Z245.2-2008). ONE FEASIBLE MEANS OF ABATEMENT IS TO ENSURE ALL SWITCHES ARE IN WORKING ORDER PRIOR TO THE MACHINE BEING PUT IN SERVICE.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 317360741.
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