BRICK, NJ —
OSHA Inspection: COSTCO
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of COSTCO in 465 ROUTE 70, BRICK, NJ 08723 (NAICS 424410). OSHA activity number 339483737.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- COSTCO
- Site address
- 465 ROUTE 70
- City
- BRICK
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 08723
- Mailing
- 465 ROUTE 70, BRICK, NJ 08723
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- A
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 424410
- Employees
- 227
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 E06 II
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $3,000 · Current $3,000
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 °F (37.8 °C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected. a) Gas station: The nozzle of the pump used to extract Lubrizol Ultrazol 9888 gasoline additive from an underground storage tank was not electrically interconnected to the container into which it was dispensed, on or about 11/13/13. b) Gas station: The container of Lubrizol Ultrazol 9888 gasoline additive was not electrically interconnected to the funnel placed in the pipe leading to the underground gasoline tank into which it was dispensed, on or about 11/13/13.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $3000
- — C (S) $3000
- — Z (S) $3000
1910.1030 F03
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3): Following a report of an exposure incident, the employer did not make immediately available to the exposed employee a confidential medical evaluation or follow-up: a) Throughout facility: The employer did provide a confidential medical evaluation to an employee immediately after the employee was stuck with a contaminated needle on 10/29/13, on or about 11/13/13.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.1030 F03 II
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $5,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(3)(ii): The post-exposure evaluation and follow-up of an exposure incident did not include the identification or documentation of the source individual: a) Pharmacy department: Immediately following an exposure incident involving a needlestick injury on 10/29/13 a follow-up was not made to determine the source individual's identification, on or about 11/13/13.
Recent events (3)
- — J (S) $0
- — C (S) $5000
- — Z (S) $5000
1910.1030 F01 II A
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1030(f)(1)(ii)(A): The employer did not ensure that medical evaluations and procedures including the hepatitis B vaccine and vaccination series, post-exposure evaluation, or follow-up, including prophylaxis, were made available at no cost to the employee: a) Throughout facility: The employer did not ensure that the hepatitis B vaccine was provided at no cost to employees, on or about 11/13/13.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2014
- Abate by
- Feb 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h): Employees were not provided effective information and training as specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) and -2 on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard was introduced: a) Gas station: Employees were not provided information and training for the hazardous chemicals that they worked with, such as, but not limited to, Lubrizol Ultrazol 9888, a gasoline additive, on or about 11/13/13.
Recent events (3)
- — J (O) $0
- — C (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 339483737.
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