OSHA Inspection: BOOKS FOR LESS

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toe-boards:    a)  Books For Less - First Floor Warehouse:  Employees using stocked piled product as a platform to sort boxes of books were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 20 feet to the ground below without using railings and toe-boards.  Observed on or about 04/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $750 Reduced

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) Books For Less - First floor near the offices: The employer had a portable fire extinguisher that was not mounted to the wall.  Observed on or about 04/27/2015.    b) Books for Less - Throughout the facility:  The employer had portable fire extinguishers that were not located in a readily accessible place for employees when needed.  Observed on or about 04/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition:    a) Books For Less - second floor:  The employer had a portable fire extinguisher that were not fully charged, on or about 04/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(d)(2): Portable fire extinguishers for use on Class A fires were not distributed so that the travel distance for employees to any extinguisher was 75 feet or less:    a)  Book For Less - Second floor: The employer did not provide fire extinguishers for use to employees working on the second level of the warehouse.   Occurred or about 04/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,390 · Current $1,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4):    Modifications and additions which affect capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:    a)  Books For Less - Warehouse:  The employer did not have approval from the forklift manufacturer to use a basket attachment for the forklift to lift employees and product.  Occurred on or about 04/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Abate by

Sep 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,310 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): Working space for equipment likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized was used for storage:     a) Books For Less - Second Floor:  Book products were stored in front of the electrical panels that controlled Lights and emergency lights.  Observed on or about 04/27/2015.    b) Books For Less - First Floor:  boxes and books and other materials were stored in front of the electrical panel that controlled Lights and emergency lights.  Observed on or about 04/27/2015.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,620 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting:    a) Throughout facility: The employer did not provide training to employees required to use fire extinguishers  that familiarized them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage firefighting initially and annually thereafter, on or about 4/27/2015.       Books For Less was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.157(g)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 315221010, citation number 02, item number 001 and was affirmed as a final order on 4/5/2011, with respect to a workplace located at  540 North Laurel Street, Bridgeton NJ 08302.

Issued

Aug 17, 2015

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) Books For Less - Second floor emergency exit:  The accessible pathway to the fire exit was only 19 inches wide, on or about 4/27/2015.