OSHA Inspection: JOBBERS AUTOMOTIVE WHSE, INC.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:    Second and third floor warehouse areas - Employees were exposed to hazards associated with emergency situations and power loss in that the current exit signs did not illuminate.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:    Throughout the warehouse - Employees were exposed to hazards associated with fire and severe weather in that a written emergency action plan had not been developed to instruct employees of the actions necessary when implementing and carrying out an immediate evacuation and taking shelter.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(e): The employer did not designate and train employees to assist in a safe and orderly evacuation of other employees:    Throughout the warehouse - Employees were exposed to fire and severe weather hazards in that employees were not provided emergency action plan training.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    Throughout the warehouses - Employees engaged in forklift operation activities were exposed to struck-by hazards in that powered industrial truck training was not provided.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

1910.178(l)(4)(iii):  An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years:    Throughout the warehouses - Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards in that powered industrial truck operator refresher training was not provided for employees who are authorized to operate the powered industrial trucks since 1999.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service, or were placed in service if the examination showed conditions adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle:    Throughout the warehouses - Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards associated with malfunctioning forklifts in that a daily pre-use inspection process had not been developed and implemented.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(2): General requirements for machine guards. Guards shall be affixed to the machine where possible and secured elsewhere if for any reason attachment to the machine is not possible. The guard shall be such that it does not offer an accident hazard in itself.    At the Red box carousel in the shipping department of the warehouse - Employees were exposed to struck-by and caught-between hazards associated with moving parts and conveyors of the carousel in that the current barrier guards were broken, loose, unstable, and not bolted down to the concrete floor.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.261(b)(2): Emergency lighting. Emergency lighting shall be provided wherever it is necessary for employees to remain at their machines or stations to shut down equipment in case of power failure. Emergency lighting shall be provided at stairways and passageways or aisleways used by employees for emergency exit in case of power failure. Emergency lighting shall be provided in all plant first aid and medical facilities:    Throughout the warehouse on second and third floor - Employees were exposed to trip/fall hazards associated with unexpected power outages in that emergency lighting was not provided.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $2450.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards at the following areas:    Third floor warehouse (South-end area) - The circuit breaker panel box was not labeled to identify the area and equipment/machine which it controls.    Third floor warehouse (4 Season area) - The circuit breaker panel box was not labeled to identify the area and equipment/machine which it controls.    Second floor warehouse (Gate area) - The circuit breaker panel box was not labeled to identify the area and equipment/machine which it controls.    First floor warehouse (North-end Receiving Dept. area) - The circuit breaker panel box was not labeled to identify the area and equipment/machine which it controls.    First floor warehouse (North-Elevator Receiving Dept. area) - The circuit breaker panel box was not labeled to identify the area and equipment/machine which it controls.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    Throughout the warehouse - Employees were exposed to hazards associated with chemicals/products such as automotive battery acid, diesel fuel, engine oil, and hydraulic fluid in that a hazard communication program was not developed and implemented to instruct employees regarding the hazards and precautionary actions necessary when handling these products for the purposes of stocking, storing and pulling parts for customer orders.

Issued

2012-05-17 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new physical or health hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.    Throughout the warehouse - Employees were exposed to hazards associated with chemicals/products such as automotive battery acid, diesel fuel, engine oil, and hydraulic fluid in that employees had not been trained to recognize and avoid hazards associated with the handling of these products when stocking, storing, and pulling parts for customer orders.