OSHA Inspection: NANDORF, INC.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $6,600 · Current $3,500 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) The employer did not ensure that employee(s) were able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge in the following instances;    Instance 1: Sort Area - The southeast exit door had multiple locking devices at the top of the door.    Instance 2: Sort Area - The center exit door had multiple locking devices at the top of the door.    Instance 3: Sort Area - The northeast exit door had multiple locking devices at the top of the door.  Additionally, there was a lockable gate just outside of the exit door.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,300 · Current $1,800 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:    a)  Sort Area -  Signs were not posted along the northeast and southeast exit access routes indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, start up or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment would be isolated and rendered inoperable.    a)  Sort Area - The employer did not establish an energy control program consisting of energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $22,000 · Current $13,980 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.    a)  Sort Area - The northeast and southeast passageways were not kept in an orderly condition.    Nandorf, Inc., dba Unique Thrift Store, was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 109396, Citation Number 1, Item Number 2, and was affirmed as a final order on February 29, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 2155 W. Jefferson, Joliet, IL 60431.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.   a) Sort Area - The northeast and southeast exit routes were not free and/or unobstructed.  The baler equipment, racks, boxes, bins, and clothing were placed permanently and/or temporarily within the exit route.  Nandorf, Inc., dba Unique Thrift Store, was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 109396, Citation Number 1, Item Number 2-b, and was affirmed as a final order on February 29, 2012, with respect to a workplace located at 2155 W. Jefferson, Joliet, IL 60431.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Jan 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $220 · Current $220

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): In every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial, or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official shall be marked on plates of approved design which shall be supplied and securely affixed by the owner of the building, or his duly authorized agent, in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate. Such plates shall not be removed or defaced but, if lost, removed, or defaced, shall be replaced by the owner or his agent.  a)  Sort Area - All places of overhead storage, such as the south and east lofts, were not properly identified with a weight load limit placard.  Employees were exposed to hazards associated with storage load capacities.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1)(i): Every open-sided floor or platform 4 feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level was not guarded by a standard railing (or the equivalent as specified in paragraph (e)(3) of this section) with a toeboard wherever, beneath the open sides, persons can pass:  a)  Shipping and Receiving - The employee break area on the second floor was not equipped with a toeboard on the open side where persons pass below.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(4): Safeguard(s) designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting), were not in proper working order at all times:  a) Sort Area - The exit sign was not maintained in proper working order.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Abate by

Dec 23, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.   a) Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries in the following instances;   Instance 1: Shipping and Receiving Area - On the northeast wall, a portable fire extinguisher was blocked by boxes weighing from 16 to 45 pounds.   Instance 2: Sort Area (Stairs Leading to Office) - A portable fire extinguisher was placed on the stairs, not mounted.

Issued

Dec 4, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) Sort Area - The handrail leading to the office had a power strip permanently mounted onto the handrail.  The power strip was not used in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling.