OSHA Inspection: NATASHA ACCESSORIES LTD.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition.    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) Throughout the 7th floor and the strage section, the area was not kept clean and oederly. Merchandise, boxes and garbage were all over the floor creating a slip and fall hazard.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(a)(3): Openings into an exit must be limited. An exit is permitted to have only those openings necessary to allow access to the exit from occupied areas of the workplace, or to the exit discharge. An opening into an exit must be protected by a self-closing fire door that remains closed or automatically closes in an emergency upon the sounding of a fire alarm or employee alarm system. Each fire door, including its frame and hardware, must be listed or approved by a nationally recognized testing laboratory. Section 1910.155(c)(3)(iv)(A) of this part defines "listed" and �� 1910.7 of this part defines a "nationally recognized testing laboratory."    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) Emergency exit door (Stair A) on the 7th floor was kept propped open.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) Employer did not maintained the exit route free and unobstructed from materials. The emergency exit door was blocked by boxes and merchandise.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(1): Each exit route must be adequately lighted so that an employee with normal vision can see along the exit route.    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York,    On or about 2/7/14    a) Employees were exposed to evacuation delays, the emergency exit lights on the stairway were inoperable.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $1,300 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.159(c)(10): Sprinkler spacing. The employer shall assure that sprinklers are spaced to provide a maximum protection area per sprinkler, a minimum of interference to the discharge pattern by building or structural members or building contents and suitable sensitivity to possible fire hazards. The minimum vertical clearance between sprinklers and material below shall be 18 inches (45.7 cm).    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) Stocks of materials were stored at a approximately 10 inches below the sprinkler system throughout the facility.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) The boxes stacked in the stock area were not properly stored and the height was creating a possible collapse of the merchandise.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(ix): All lamps for general illumination shall be protected from accidental contact or breakage by a suitable fixture or lampholder with a guard. Brass shell, paper-lined sockets, or other metal-cased sockets may not be used unless the shell is grounded.    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) Employees were exposed to electrical hazards while stacking merchandise throughout the establishment stock area.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) The junction box above the light fixture was missing the cover.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): If the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge is not immediately apparent, signs must be posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge. Additionally, the line-of-sight to an exit sign must clearly be visible at all times.    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a)Exit signs indicating the direction of travel were not provided. The route or direction of travel was not identified.        NATA ACCESORIES LTD. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD,1910.37(b)(4) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314881863 CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1, ISSUE ON11/17/2010. NOTE: FINAL ORDER DATE 12/20/2010.

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit must be marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g., closet).    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) Door labeled "EXIT" by the freight elevator could be mistaken as an EXIT and was not labeled "Not an Exit"      NATASHA ACCESORIES LTD. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD, 1910.37(b)(5)  WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314881863, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 2, ISSUE ON 11/17/2010. NOTE: FINAL ORDER DAT E12/20/2010

Issued

May 13, 2014

Abate by

May 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,600 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign must be illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color. Self-luminous or electroluminescent signs that have a minimum luminance surface value of at least .06 footlamberts (0.21 cd/m2) are permitted.    Site: 254 West 35th Street New York, NY    On or about 2/7/14    a) Emergency exit on the stairway was not illuminated.      NATASHA ACCESORIES LTD. WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD, ITS EQUIVALENT, OR ESSENTIALLY SIMILAR STANDARD,1910.37(b)(6) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER 314881863 CITATION NUMBER 1,  ITEM NUMBER 3, ISSUE ON 11/17/2010. NOTE: FINAL ORDER DATE12/20/10.