OSHA Inspection: SHELBY DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1470.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv):   Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:  (a) Warehouse: On or about 17 April 2013 and at times prior, access to lighting panels near the loaded pallet staging area was blocked by storage.   (b) Upper floor Marketing room: On or about 17 April 2013 and at times prior, access to lighting panels was blocked by storage racks.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  (a) Warehouse:  On or about 17 April 2013 and at times prior the Employer was using a flexible cord to provide power to the Orion Flex Series D shrink wrap machine rather than plugging the Orion power cord directly into the nearest duplex outlet.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1):   The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  (a) Warehouse: On or about 17 April  2013 and at times prior the Employer did not maintain a written Hazard Communication Program; the employer uses chemicals including but not limited to: FPPF Total Power (Xylene, Ethylene glycol, Tri-methylbenzene) and Howes Diesel Treat (petroleum distillates, tri-methylbenzene, ethylbenzene).

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain copies of the required material safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical in the workplace:  (a) Warehouse: On or about 17 April 2013 and at times prior the employer did not maintain the required material safety data sheets for the hazardous chemicals used by the employees including but not limited to: FPPF total Power (Xylene, Ethylene glycol, Tri-methylbenzene) and Howes Diesel Treat (petroleum distillates, tri-methylbenzene, ethyl benzene).

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.32(a)(2):   The employer did not create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses recorded on the OSHA 300 Log:   (a) At the facility: On or about 17 April 2013 and at times prior, the Employer did not create an annual summary of injuries and illnesses that had occurred in 2012; the Company had four recordable injuries including one lost time injury in 2012.

Issued

2013-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6):   The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  (a) On or about 17 April 2013 and at times prior, the Employer had not certified that the forklift operators had been trained and evaluated as required by the standard.