OSHA Inspection: AMIGOS MEAT DISTRIBUTION

Issued

Feb 13, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    a) At the warehouse- The employer did not post directional exit signs exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Feb 13, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

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) At the warehouse- The employer did not provide employees with reliable personal protective equipment such as but not limited to gloves, hard hats, and cold weather suits for protection from illnesses and injuries caused by cold weather environments and material handling.

Issued

Feb 13, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):  Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the battery charging area for immediate emergency use:    a) At the warehouse- The employer did not provide employees with an eye wash station near the battery charging station exposing employees to burning and irritation hazards.

Issued

Feb 13, 2013

Abate by

Mar 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $3,990 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):    a) At the warehouse- The employer did not train and/or ensure that each of the Powered Industrial Trucks operators was competent; exposing employees to struck by and crushing hazards.

Issued

Feb 13, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $3,290 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    a) At the warehouse- The employer did not provide employees protection against electrical live parts located at the electrical box where employees charge the pallet jacks; exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Feb 13, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i):  Openings through which conductors entered cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a) At the warehouse- The employer was using two electrical boxes where boxes were not efeectively closed exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Feb 13, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:    a) At the warehouse- The employer was using electrical boxes that did not have covers exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Feb 13, 2013

Abate by

Feb 26, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4):  Portable fire extinguishers located in the warehouse near exit doors were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition:    a) At the warehouse- The employer did not maintain a Flag Fire and a Buck Eye fire extinguisher fully charged and in operable conditions exposing employees to  fire hazards.