OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS WAREHOUSE, INC.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(4):   Skylight floor openings and holes were not guarded by a standard skylight screen or a fixed standard railing on all exposed sides:  A) Roof of warehouse #7, on or about June 29, 2012, translucent corrugated fiber glass panels (skylights) were not covered or guarded to prevent employees from walking on them, exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1):   Every flight of stairs having four or more risers was not equipped with standard stair railings or standard handrails as specified in paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (v) of this section, the width of the stair to be measured clear of all obstructions except handrails:  A) Treatment  Building, on or about July 19, 2012, the stairs leading to a work platform did not have proper stair rails on both sides of the stairs, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  B) Cleaner Area, on or about July 18, 2012, the stairs leading to a work platform did not have mid-rails as part of the stair rail system, exposing employees to a fall hazard.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1):   The top rail of a guard rail system did not have a vertical height of 42 inches nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform, runway, or ramp level:  A) Treatment platform, on or about July 19, 2012, the top rail of the guardrail system on the work platform was not 42 inches high, exposing employees to a fall hazard of 6 feet.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.27(d)(1)(iii):   Cages did not extend a minimum of 42 inches above the top of the landing.   A) Roof of dump shed, on or about June 29, 2012, the cage of the fixed metal ladder used to access the roof of the shed did not extend 42 inches above the landing surface, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 19 feet.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):   Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  A) Dumping bay by warehouse #7, on or about June 29, 2012, employees working near unguarded roof edges were not wearing fall protection equipment, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(4):   When the employer decided that its employees would enter permit spaces, the employer did not develop and implement a written permit space entry program that complied with 29 CFR 1910.146:  A) At the workplace, on or about July 18, 2012, the employer did not have a permit required confined space program for employees who enter permit required confined spaces such as hoppers, exposing employees to fall hazards and entrapment  hazards.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1):   The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative:  A) Workplace, on or about July 18,  2012, the employer did not have a lock out/tag out program for equipment such as screw conveyors and bucket conveyors, exposing employees to a hazard of moving parts.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i):   The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l)  A) At the workplace, on or about July 19, 2012, the employer did not ensure that each forklift operator was trained as specified in paragraph (l), exposing employees to struck-by hazards.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(b):   Machine(s) designed for fixed location(s) were not securely anchored to prevent walking or moving:  A) Maintenance shop, on or about July 18, 2012, a Craftsman drill press was not secured to the floor to prevent it from toppling over, exposing employees to a struck by hazard.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i):     Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded:    A) Maintenance shop, on or about July 18, 2012, the belt drive on top of a Craftsman drill press was not guarded, exposing employees to an in-running nip point hazard.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):   The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch:  A) Maintenance shop, on or about July 18, 2012, A bench grinder used to grind on metal parts did not have a tongue guard, exposing employees to a struck by hazard from an exploding grinding wheel.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1):     Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s)    A) Cleaning room, on or about July 19, 2012, a Daewoo forklift used to move pallets did not have a functioning back-up alarm, exposing employees to a struck by hazard.       ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.

Issued

2012-11-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-12-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:    A) Facility, on or about July 3,  2012, the employer did not have a written Hazard communication program for employees who work with hazardous materials such as, but not limited to LP gas and oil, exposing employees to eye, and skin injuries.    ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.