OSHA Inspection: WAREHOUSE HOME FURNISHINGS, INC.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,168 · Current $2,168

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1)(iv): Stairway(s) more than 44 inches wide, but less than 88 inches wide having both sides open, did not have one stair railing on each side:     a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to provide handrails for brick stairs of four risers leading to and from the front-reception area, exposing employees to fall hazards of 29 inches to the ground.      b)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to provide handrails for masonry stairs of four risers leading to and from the outside smoking/break area, exposing employees to fall hazards of 27.5 inches to the ground.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $3,613 · Current $2,000 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":     a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to maintain an EXIT sign above the pedestrian door leading from the battery-charging station to the outside, exposing employees to fire-related hazards not limited to burns and smoke inhalation.      b)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to maintain an EXIT sign above the pedestrian door leading from fire-extinguisher station #21 to the outside, exposing employees to fire-related hazards not limited to burns and smoke inhalation.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $2,890 · Current $2,890

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to ensure that an employee responsible for exchanging and charging DC batteries for forklifts wore safety glasses or a face shield, exposing employee to hazards not limited to facial burns and eye irritation.    b)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to ensure that  employees who filled and exchanged 33# propane cylinders for forklifts wore safety glasses and/or a face shield, exposing employees to eye and face hazards not limited to facial burns and eye irritation.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer did not provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use personal protective equipment:  a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to ensure that affected employees were trained to use PPE as protection from exposures to eye hazards not limited to burns and eye irritation when working around harmful acid-based batteries and LP gas.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years:     a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to ensure that affected loaders/unloaders, lift drivers, and squeeze operators received recurrent training at least every three (3) years, exposing operators and pedestrians to hazards not limited to struck-by and crush-by, and resulting injuries, including death.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $5,100 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(1)(ii): Mechanical strength and durability, including, for parts designed to enclose and protect other equipment, the adequacy of the protection thus provided:     a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to ensure that a pole-mounted live electrical box of 270 VAC positioned near forklifts loading trucks was guarded against accidental impact, resulting in an June 13, 2014 collision incident, and exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to ensure that a pole-mounted live electrical box of 270 VAC positioned near forklifts loading trucks had unused openings closed, exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Penalty

Initial $850 · Current $0 Reduced

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29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): 29 CFR 1910.1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent), was not completed in detail as required by the regulation:    a)  On June 19, 2014 and at times prior, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to ensure that the OSHA 300 logs for CY 2014 had adequate information in Column E, Where the Incidents Occurred, where locations did not adequately describe where the injuries occurred.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to develop, implement and maintain a detailed hazard communication program which at least describes how the elements of propane tank labels and other forms of warning, LP gas and battery acid safety data sheets, and specific employee training when first hired, and how the dynamics when new chemicals and new employee training will be implemented, exposing employees to the related safety and health hazards of such chemicals.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:   a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to place adequate labels or other forms of warning onto two 500-gallon propane fuel tanks used to service forklifts, exposing employees to hazards including fire, eye/skin irritation, among others.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): The employer did not have a material safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical in use:  a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to maintain and make accessible safety data sheets in the workplace to include LP gas and other chemicals to which workers were exposed, exposing employees to hazards including fire, eye/skin irritation, among others.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to provide information and training to employees exposed to LP gas and other chemicals, when initially hired and when new chemicals were introduced, exposing employees to hazards including fire, eye/skin irritation, among others.

Issued

Oct 30, 2014

Abate by

Nov 26, 2014

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:   a)    On June 19, 2014, and times prior thereto, at the warehouse complex in Dublin, GA, the employer failed to provide information and training to employees exposed to LP gas and other chemicals, on the Hazard Communication 2012 including the Globally Harmonized System updates, exposing employees to hazards including fire, eye/skin irritation, among others.