OSHA Inspection: SUNRISE SUPPLY, LLC

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of his employees a place of employment which was free from recognized crushed-by hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees:        This violation occurred on January 5, 2016 and at times prior thereto at the warehouse located at 2425 Arbuckle Court, Dallas, Texas; where employees loading/unloading materials on storage racks were exposed to a crushed-by hazard:      (a) The storage racks were freely standing;      (b) Employees were not aware of the maximum permissible unit load and/or maximum uniformly distributed load per level;      (c) The main support beams were not fully inserted into the pillars and/or bolted/locked into position;      (d) Cross-bracing was damaged.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1200.00 · Current $600.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition:      (a) The employer did not ensure that passageways in the main office area were kept orderly thereby exposing employees to tripping hazards.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1600.00 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 the emergency exit door on the North wall behind the cooler was able to be opened by employees at all times because it was barred and locked during normal business hours exposing employees to burn hazards in the event of a fire.      (b) The employer did not ensure that the emergency exit door on the South wall by bay door number one was able to be opened by employees at all times because it was barred and locked during normal business hours exposing employees to burn hazards in the event of a fire.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2): Exit access(es) were not at least 28 inches wide at all points:     (a) The emergency exit on the North wall was blocked by equipment and debris thereby exposing employees to fire hazards in the event of an emergency.      (b) The emergency exit on the South wall was blocked by pallets thereby exposing employees to fire hazards in the event of an emergency.      (c) The emergency exit on the South wall by the employee bathrooms had pallets of product situated so that there was only an approximately 15 inch wide passageway thereby exposing employees to fire hazards in the event of an emergency.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-07-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:    (a) The employer did not ensure that the exit route outside of the emergency exit located on the South wall by the employee bathrooms was kept free and unobstructed exposing employees to burn hazards in the event of a fire.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-06-02 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $960.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):      (a) The employer did not ensure that eight (8) employees required to operate powered industrial trucks were trained to do so; exposing employees to struck-by hazards.      (b) The employer did not ensure that eight (8) employees required to operate powered pallet jacks were trained to do so; exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

1910.178(m)(3): Unauthorized personnel were permitted to ride on industrial truck(s):      (a) The employer did not ensure that unauthorized personnel were not allowed to ride on industrial trucks exposing them to fall hazards.

Issued

2016-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.2(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that a notice describing employee rights under the OSH Act was posted in a conspicuous place:    a) The employer did not post the OSHA poster.