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OSHA Inspection: ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC. in 3201 EAST DIVISION STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802 (NAICS 424410). OSHA activity number 339414229.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
3201 EAST DIVISION STREET
City
SPRINGFIELD
State
MO
ZIP
65802
Mailing
3201 EAST DIVISION STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (A)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
424410
Employees
557
Ownership type
Private (A)

4 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.23 C01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2013
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
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:Note:  Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard:    (a) At Associated Wholesale Grocers on or about August 7, 2013 a walkway used to inspect the ammonia system was not fully guarded with standard railings.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $3500
  • · Z (S) $5000

1910.36 G02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2013
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points:    (a) At Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. on or about August 7, 2013 the width of the exit path from the chillers on the roof to the exit ladder was reduced to 12" in width by the presence of a pipe extending through the walkway.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $5000

1910.24 B

Other-than-serious 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2013
Abate by
Oct 18, 2013
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.24(b): Fixed stairs were not provided for access from one structure level to another where operations necessitated regular travel between levels, and for access to operating platforms at any equipment which requires attention routinely during operations:    (a) At Associated Wholesale Grocers on or about August 7, 2013 stairs were not provided along the inspection route traveled by the ammonia technicians doing daily inspections of the ammonia system to allow inspectors to get over equipment and piping.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $2000
  • · Z (S) $4000

1910.37 B04

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 557 exposed
Issued
Sep 30, 2013
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
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 Associated Warehouse Grocers, Inc. on or about August 7, 2013 the route to an exit was not immediately apparent and signs had not been posted to indicate the direction of travel to the exit.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $0
  • · Z (S) $5000

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