OSHA Inspection: GANNET WAREHOUSING CORP.

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,800 · Current $1,170 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(2): Exit access(es) were not arranged so that it would not be necessary to travel toward any  area of high hazard occupancy in order to reach the nearest exit, and the path of travel was not effectively shielded from the high hazard location by suitable partitions or other physical barriers:    a) Gannet Warehousing Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ - Warehouse #4 west side exit door.    A metal cage containing propane cylinders was located at the botom of the stairs in the path of travel of the exit route. Flammable storage was not adequately postioned away from the exit door.    Condition observed on or about 9/14/2012.

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not continuously maintained free of obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency:    a) Gannet Warehousing Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ - South side exit door.    Exit routes were not continuously maintained free of obstructions or impediments to full instant use in the case of fire or other emergency. Exit door was blocked by several pallets of stored product.     Condition observed on or about 9/14/2012.

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $702 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): Written and oral emergency action plans. An emergency action plan must be in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review. However, an employer with 10 or fewer employees may communicate the plan orally to employees.    a) Gannet Warehousing Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ - Facility wide.    An emergency action plan indicating what course of action is to be taken in the event of an emergency was not developed and implemented at the worksite.    Condition noted on or about 9/14/2012.

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(1): The employer shall be responsible for the inspection, maintenance and testing of all portable fire extinguishers in the workplace:    a) Gannet Warehousing Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ - Facility wide.    Portable fire extinguishers were not inspected annually. Fire extinguishers found on-site were last inspected 1/2010.    Condition noted on or about 9/14/2012.

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $2,160 · Current $1,404 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:     Gannet Warehousing Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ - Warehouse #3:     a) Some of the metal storage racks used to store product and/or other material were damaged due to being struck by powered industrial trucks and/or other equipment.    b) Product was stacked in an unstable condition exposing employees to being struck by falling product and shelving.    Condition observed on or about 9/14/2012.

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,440 · Current $936 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance shall be conducted at least once every three years:    a) Gannet Warehousing Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ - Facility wide:    Industrial truck operators were not evaluated at least once every 3 years. Employer failed to recertify the forklift operators at the worksite.    Documentation of training/ evaluation to include, but not limited to: Name of operator beingevaluated, name of person(s) provideing evaluation, and date of evalutation.    Condition observed on or about 9/14/2012.

Issued

Oct 19, 2012

Abate by

Nov 9, 2012

Penalty

Initial $1,080 · Current $702 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:    a) Gannet Warehousing Corp. - Elizabeth, NJ - Warehouse #3.    An electrical panel box that controls the lights other electrical equipment in the facility was blocked by stored product.    Condition observed on or about 9/14/2012.