OSHA Inspection: ALPHAROCK LLC DBA DUNKIN DONUTS

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3960.00 · Current $2376.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  a) for the southeast exit door at the facility located at 1801 Tamiami Trail S, Venice (FL), as observed on or about 09/19/2013.  The exit door was tied shut with zip ties.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3960.00 · Current $2376.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(a): The employer did not establish a written emergency evacuation plan for employees expected to evacuate in the event of a fire or other emergency:  a) for employees at the facility located at 1801 Tamiami Trail S, Venice (FL), as observed on or about 09/19/2013.  In that the procedures in place did not inlcude all the necessary elements for an emergency action plan, such as but not limited to: types of evacuation, exit route assignments, procedures to account for all employees after evacuation.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:  a) for employees working at the facility located at 1801 Tamiami Trail S, Venice (FL), who may be in a position requiring the use of a fire extinguisher in the event that a fire should.  As noted on or about 09/19/2013, the instructional cards at the "Crisis Management Center" instruct employees to use extinguishers for small fires but not training had been provided.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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:   a) in that the electrical panel in the kitchen / storage area was blocked by storage shelving, as observed on or about 09/19/2013.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) for electrical extension cord used to provide power to the True Commercial Refrigerator located at the pick up area of the facility located at 1801 Tamiami Trail S, Venice (FL), as observed on or about 09/19/2013.

Issued

2013-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) for employees working at 1801 Tamiami Trail S, Venice (FL), as noted observed on or about 09/19/2013.  The employees routinely used degreasers, cleansers, detergents and sanitizers containing chemicals such as but not limited to sodium hypochlorite and ethanol. but had not been trained in the associated health and safety hazards.