SEATTLE, WA —
OSHA Inspection: FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NORTHWEST REGION
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NORTHWEST REGION in 915 SECOND AVE, SUITE 2896, SEATTLE, WA 98174 (NAICS 922130). OSHA activity number 339565483.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION, NORTHWEST REGION
- Site address
- 915 SECOND AVE, SUITE 2896
- City
- SEATTLE
- State
- WA
- ZIP
- 98174
- Mailing
- 915 SECOND AVE, SUITE 2896, SEATTLE, WA 98174
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 922130
- Employees
- 18
- Ownership type
- D
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.36 G02
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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) Library, where stored boxes reduced the width of the aisleway to approximately 25 inches.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.37 B02
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit": a) Office Suite, where designated emergency exit doors not equipped with signage included: 1. Lobby, front entrance door. 2. Front Office, door located adjacent to mail area. 3. Hallway outside of conference room, door to the lobby. 4. East end hallway, door to the exit access hallway. 5. Supply Room no. 32, door to the exit access hallway.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 B02
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled equipment was not installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing or labeling: a) Office Suite, where equipment not used as listed or labeled included: 1. Room no. 2, where a relocatable power tap was used to supply power to the Chefs Choice water kettle. Item Corrected 2. Front Office no. 3, where two relocatable power taps were daisy chained and used to supply power to computer equipment. 3. Room no. 5, where a relocatable power tap was daisy chained with a green extension cord and used to supply power to a phone charger and water kettle. 4. Room no. 6, where an extension cord was used to supply power to a portable fan. 5. Room no. 8, where a black extension cord was daisy chained with two relocatable power taps and used to supply power to computer equipment. 6. Break Room no. 16, where a relocatable power tap was used to supply power to appliances including, the Keurig coffee maker, the Presto popcorn maker, and the Hamilton Beach toaster oven. 7. Room no. 30, where a relocatable power tap was used to supply power to appliances including, the Hamilton Beach water kettle.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (S) $0
1910.22 A01
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2014
- Abate by
- Apr 1, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition: a) Small File Room no. 23, where the storeroom floor was not maintained in an orderly condition due to the placement of stored items including boxes and ladders.
Recent events (1)
- — Z (O) $0
1910.159 C10
- Issued
- Feb 12, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.159(c)(10): The minimum vertical clearance of 18 inches between automatic sprinkler systems sprinklers and material below was not maintained: a) Office Suite, where the minimum vertical clearance was not maintained: 1. Small File Room no. 23, where a box containing files was stored beneath an automatic sprinkler reducing the vertical clearance to 10 inches. 2. Large File Room no. 33, where a box containing files was stored beneath an automatic sprinkler reducing the vertical clearance to 17 1/2 inches.
Recent events (1)
- — 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 339565483.
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