OSHA Inspection: ALLIED COMPUTER BROKERS, INC.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $658 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1):     Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards.    (a) Location - 23 Noel Street, Amesbury, MA:    On or about 1/31/2013, the employer failed to ensure that all walking working surfaces within the facility greater than four feet above the lower level were provided with a guardrail.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $935 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3):     Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed.    (a) Location - 23 Noel Street, Amesbury, MA:    On or about 1/31/2013, employees were exposed to fire and entrapment hazards by barrels and bins stored in front of the exit discharge door.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $935 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.176(b):     Material stored in tiers were not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse.    (a) Location - Warehouse:    On or about 1/31/2013, the employer failed to ensure that materials stored in tiers were done so in a way that prevented them from sliding and collapse.    1. Scrap computer monitors stacked three pallets high in an unstable manner.  2. Automotive plastic bumpers stacked four pallets high in an unstable manner.  3. Recyclables and boxes stacked three pallets high in an unstable manner.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Abate by

Apr 19, 2013

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,540 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.212(a)(3)(ii):     Point of operation guards were not designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of their body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.    (a) Location - Machine room - Wire Stripping:    On or about 1/31/2013, the employer failed to ensure that the Steel Dragon machine designed for stripping industrial electrical wires was adequately guarded at its point of operation.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $935 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.243(c)(3):     Abrasive wheels used on vertical portable grinder(s) (right angle head grinders) were not provided with safety guard(s) having a maximum exposure angle of 180 degrees and located between the operator and wheel:    (a) Location - Machine room - wire stripping area:    On or about 1/31/2013, the employer failed to ensure that the Ryobi portable angle grinder was operated with the grinding wheel safety guard.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $935 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2):     Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.    (a) Location - 23 Noel Street, Amesbury, MA:    On or about 1/31/2013, the employer failed to ensure that relocatable power taps were not connected to one another as required by their listing and labeling.

Issued

Mar 5, 2013

Penalty

Initial $1,020 · Current $560 Reduced

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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) Location - 23 Noel Street, Amesbury, MA:    On or about 1/31/2013, the employer failed to ensure that working space for electrical equipment was not used for storage.