OSHA Inspection: CHAMPAIGN RURAL KING SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2550.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:    Employees working in the warehouse were exposed to burns and smoke inhalation because the fire extinguisher was mounted 6 ft. 4 in., and was not readily accessible.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3400.00 · Current $2000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:    Employees operating the Downstroke Baler in the warehouse department were exposed to electrical and caught in hazards because the disconnect was blocked by boxes of plastic wrapping.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(1)(i): Metal raceways, cable armor, and other metal enclosures for conductors were not metallically joined together into a continuous electric conductor:        An employee was exposed to electrical shock hazards while turning the air compressor on/off because the conduit had exposed conductors that were not terminated in an enclosure.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment.    The employer did not develop and document a personal protective equipment hazard assessment.  The written certification did not include the name of the person who certified that the evaluation had been performed, and the date that the hazard assessment was completed.

Issued

2013-05-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):    Employees were exposed to chemical burns while handling used car batteries, because the employer did not have appropriate personal protective equipment available.