OSHA Inspection: STAPLES CONTRACT & COMMERCIAL, INC.

Issued

Jan 22, 2016

Abate by

Mar 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $3,500 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):   Elevated work modules:  On, or about, November 17, 2015, employees were exposed to fall hazards due to the lack of guardrails provided along the industrial racking bays where product was delivered to the Replenishment sides of Modules 1 and 2.  Employees worked along the unprotected rack bays throughout their shift, retrieving merchandise from pallets and totes.

Issued

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   QC Area:  On, or about, November 17, 2015, a pallet was left at the top of the access/egress stairs for the elevated QC work area.

Issued

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,200 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:    Warehouse:  On, or about, November 17, 2015, directional signs that indicated the egress path were not provided in work areas such as, but not limited to, Module 1, Module 2 and Static work areas near the newly installed conveyor system.

Issued

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(c): Personal protective equipment was not of safe design and construction for the work to be performed:  Maintenance Area:  On, or about, November 17, 2015, employees were provided with a Raymond Series 5008 self-retractable lanyard when working in the elevated work platform of the Genie Z-30/20N lift.  The lanyard was designed to be used with an anchorage point located above the D-ring provided on the back of an employee's harness.  The lanyard was mounted at the anchor point provided in the aerial lift basket that was level with the basket mid-rail.

Issued

Jan 22, 2016

Abate by

May 2, 2016

Penalty

Initial $5,500 · Current $2,750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:  QC Area:  On, or about, November 17, 2015, a walk-over was provided over a section of roller conveyor.  Employees stepped over unprotected conveyor rollers.   A walkthrough or tread plates were not provided to protect employees from accidently stepping down, and possibly through, the rollers.

Issued

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(A): For electric equipment operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, and likely to require examination, adjustment, servicing, or maintenance while energized, the depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts (as measured from the live parts where they were exposed or from the enclosure front or opening whwere they were enclosed) was less than indicated in Table S-1 of Subpart S of Part 1910:  On, or about, November 17, 2015, in the following locations, adequate working space was not provided in front of electrical panelboards:  A.  Receiving Office:  Panel LP-4. B.  Shipping:  Panel LP-5.

Issued

Jan 22, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,400 · Current $2,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    Module 1:  On, or about, November 17, 2015, extension cords were used in lieu of permanent wiring to energize water coolers provided in the following locations:  A.  Module 1, Level 1. B.  Module 1, Level 2.