SPRINGFIELD, MO ·
OSHA Inspection: ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC.
Planned inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ASSOCIATED WHOLESALE GROCERS INC.
- Site address
- 3201 EAST DIVISION STREET
- City
- SPRINGFIELD
- State
- MO
- ZIP
- 65802
- Mailing
- 3201 EAST DIVISION STREET, SPRINGFIELD, MO 65802
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Union (A)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424410
- Employees
- 557
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Abate by
- Oct 18, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $2,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- Sep 30, 2013
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 339414229.
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