OSHA Inspection: WINE ART OF OHIO, INC

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(b)(2): Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked:      Throughout the facility, where lift trucks were used regularly, the permanent aisles were not marked.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable extinguishers or hose used in lieu thereof under paragraph (d)(3) of this section shall be visually inspected monthly;    Portable fire extinguishers were not inspected on a monthly basis.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): Where the employer has provided portable fire extinguishers for employee use in the workplace, the employer shall also provide an educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting;  There was no written Fire Protection program at the facility informing employes of what actions to take in the event of an incipient-stage fire.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $1,470 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks shall be examined before being placed in service, and shall not be placed in service if the examination shows any condition adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle. Such examination shall be made at least daily. Where industrial trucks are used on a round-the-clock basis, they shall be examined after each shift. Defects when found shall be immediately reported and corrected:    Powered industrial trucks were not inspected on a daily basis.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, material safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met:    There was no written Hazard Communication program at the facility where employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals in their work environment includng but not limited to sodium and potassium metabisulfites.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 15, 2013

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $490 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.30(a): Basic requirement. You must keep a separate OSHA 300 Log for each establishment that is expected to be in operation for one year or longer:    No OSHA log 300 was maintained at the facility that employed 83 employees.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

Jun 6, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer shall verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated; the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed; the date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, that identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:  The workplace hazard assessment, designed to identify the personal protective equipment (PPE) needed by employees to prevent injury, was not certified as being performed.  There is documented personal protective equipment training required that includes the following: 1. What PPE is necessary; 2. When PPE is necessary; 3. How to properly don, doff, adjust and wear the PPE; 4. The limitations of the PPE; and,  5. The proper care, maintenance, useful life and disposal of the PPE.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 23, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in Appendix D to this section ("Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard"):  Appendix D of the respiratory protection standard was not provided to those employees who voluntarily wore dust masks.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): Working space required by this standard may not be used for storage:    During the walkthrough part of the inspection, two areas where panelboxes were installed were filled with stored debris.  In the first area,  in front of the boxes, were items including but not limited to cardboard and a garbage can; and at a second panelbox, boxes were stored directly on top of the panelbox.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 13, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): All pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings shall be provided with covers identified for the purpose. If metal covers are used, they shall be grounded. In completed installations, each outlet box shall have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy. Covers of outlet boxes having holes through which flexible cord pendants pass shall be provided with bushings designed for the purpose or shall have smooth, well-rounded surfaces on which the cords may bear:  At least two panelboxes were found open during the walkthrough part of the inspection.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 31, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix): All lamps for general illumination shall be protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lampholder with a guard:   Guards were missing on the bulbs for the lamps used in the packaging area.

Issued

May 13, 2013

Abate by

May 21, 2013

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed:  The quad box receptacle was missing the center knock-out on the left side.