OSHA Inspection: SJJ2 INC. DBA.BIG JAKE'S PAWN SHOP

Issued

2014-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and/or 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 were not provided where the exit route was not substantially level.      (a)   Exit route leading from basement repair area:     Employees perform jewelry repair work, including soldering which requires use of compressed gas cylinders of oxygen and acetylene with no mechanical ventilation.  The exit route from that basement area to the ground level was not via stairs or ramp, but via a custom made wooden ladder through a trap door that leads to an enclosed Jewelry display/work area that is kept locked with a sliding bar; on or about 02/021/2014.

Issued

2014-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:      (a) Basement/Repair Area.    Employees perform hot-work jewelry repair work in a 100 sq. ft area in the basement that is accessible by lifting a trap door and going down a wooden ladder and lacks mechanical ventilation. The employer failed to evaluate the space to determine if it was a permit-required confined space; on or about 02/21/2014

Issued

2014-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:       (a) Basement/Repair Area.     Employees use hazardous materials such as but not limited to compressed gas cylinders of oxygen and acetylene; on or about 02/21/2014.

Issued

2014-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical   (a) Basement/Repair Area.    The employees use hazardous materials such as but not limited to compressed gas cylinders of oxygen and acetylene; on or about 02/21/2014.

Issued

2014-03-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-04-22 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) Basement/Repair Area.   The employees use hazardous materials such as but not limited to compressed gas cylinders of oxygen and acetylene; on or about 02/21/2014.