OSHA Inspection: BIG LOTS, INC.

Issued

Nov 10, 2011

Abate by

Dec 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,640 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):  The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, shall beguarded. The guarding device shall be in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards,shall be so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operatingcycle:    a.  In building 450 in the forklift maintenance shop, the point of operation on the150 ton hydraulic tire press (model: 150) was not guarded.

Issued

Nov 10, 2011

Abate by

Nov 17, 2011

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,980 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii):  Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed:    a.  In the 200 battery changing area, the metal wireway which powers the chargers did not have a cover on the open end.    b.  In the 400 receiving dock, the access door for the burner panel was damaged and partially open on the HU-4C heating unit.

Issued

Nov 10, 2011

Abate by

Dec 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.332(b)(1):  Practices addressed in this standard. Employees shall be trained in and familiar with the safety-related work practices required by 1910.331 through 1910.335 that pertain to their respective job assignments:    a.  At the workplace, employees who performed work on or near energized parts up to 480 VAC such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks had not received training on the specific hazards associated with electrical energy and safety-related work practices and requirements as necessary to provide protection from electrical hazards such as contact and arc flash.

Issued

Nov 10, 2011

Abate by

Dec 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(b)(1):  Safety signs and tags.  Safety signs, safety symbols, or accident prevention tags shall be usedwhere necessary to warn employees about electrical hazards which may endanger them, as required by 1910.145:    a.  At the workplace, control panels, service panels, distribution panels, transformers, and/or other electrical cabinets including, but not limited to, the main control panel CP-10 for sortation, control panel CP-4 for module 4, control panel CP-3 for module 3, and control panel CP-17 for the extendable truck loader were not marked to warn employees of the potential electric arc flash hazards.

Issued

Nov 10, 2011

Abate by

Mar 16, 2012

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $3,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.333(a)(2):  "Energized parts." If the exposed live parts are not deenergized (i.e., for reasons of increased oradditional hazards or infeasibility), other safety-related work practices shall be used to protect employees who may be exposed to the electricalhazards involved. Such work practices shall protect employees against contact with energized circuit parts directly with any part of their body orindirectly through some other conductive object. The work practices that are used shall be suitable for the conditions under which the work is to beperformed and for the voltage level of the exposed electric conductors or circuit parts. Specific work practice requirements are detailed in paragraph(c) of this section:    a.  At the workplace for employees who routinely performed work on or near energized parts up to 480 VAC such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks, neither a flash hazard analysis was conducted to determine the proper protection nor a flash protection boundary established to protect employees from arc flash hazards.    ABATEMENT NOTE:  One method of abatement among others, includes conducting a Flash Hazard Analysis in compliance with NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace (2009 Edition), Article 130.3 (or its equivalent), to determine the Flash Hazard Boundary and the use of electrical protective equipment necessary for the specific related hazards of each task.

Issued

Nov 10, 2011

Abate by

Dec 10, 2011

Penalty

Initial $27,500 · Current $16,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i):  Employees working in areas where there are potential electrical hazards shall be provided with,and shall use, electrical protective equipment that is appropriate for the specific parts of the body to be protected and for the work to beperformed.  Note: Personal protective equipment requirements are contained in subpart I of this part:    a.  At the workplace for employees who routinely performed work on or near energized parts up to 480 VAC such as testing, troubleshooting, voltage measuring, and other tasks, the employer did not enforce the use of electrical protective equipment which was necessary for the electrical hazards of arc flash or shock.    Big Lots, Inc., was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29CFR 1910.335(a)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 312497282, citation number 1, item number 3 and was affirmed as a final order on May 27, 2009, with respect to a workplace located at 2855 Selma Highway, Montgomery, AL 36108.