OSHA Inspection: RITE AID CORPORATION

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Jun 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(2): Loads greater than that approved by the building official were placed or permitted to be placed on a floor or roof or other structure:    a)  Main Bldg., Pick to Belt Mods, on or about 1/20/16:  Expanded metal meshing under the pallets in the front of each of the bays of the second and third levels Mods 3 and second levels of Mods 4 and 5 to prevent product from falling to the next level, were used by employees to walk/stand on to retrieve bulk product from the pallets and scrap material between the bays.    Abatement certification must be provided for this item.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Jun 30, 2016

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $0 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):    a)  Main Bldg., Pick to Belt Mods, on or about 1/20/16:  Open sided floors along second and third levels of Mods 3 and second levels of Mods 4 and 5 were not guarded.    Abatement documentation must be provided for this item.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,785 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(a)(1): Every stairway floor opening was not guarded by a standard railing constructed in accordance with paragraph (e) of this section on all exposed sides (except at the entrance to the stairway):    a)  Bldg. 1, Mod 1, Level 2, on or about 1/20/16:  Stairway floor opening at Section 94 was not guarded.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $1,785 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)  High Rise Bldg., on or about 1/20/16:  There were no exit directional signs provided to indicate the direction of travel to the nearest exit.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6): Each exit sign was not illuminated to a surface value of at least five foot-candles (54 lux) by a reliable light source and be distinctive in color:  a)  High Rise Bldg., on or about 1/20/16:  Exits signs at Aisle H1 and H8 were not illuminated to indicate that there was an exit door down each of those aisles.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,550 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The educational program to familiarize employees with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting was not provided to all employees upon initial employment, and at least annually thereafter:    a)  At the establishment, on or about 1/20/16:  Employees were not provided annual training on the use of fire extinguishers and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting, in that the last training was conducted 10/2/14.      Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $4,250 · Current $2,975 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:    a)  Maintenance Area, on or about 1/20/16:  Rotating chuck on a Bridgeport milling machine was not guarded.    b)  Buckley Road Warehouse, on or about 1/21/16:  Point of operation on a cardboard baler BLR-3 was not guarded in that the interlock switch for the door had been tied back, thus allowing the baler to be operated with the door open.    Abatement certification must be submitted for these items.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7):   Electrical equipment was not installed in a neat and workmanlike manner:    a)  Behind the Maintenance Parts Area, on or about 1/20/16:  A splice/power supply box for the video cameras was not covered in that cable connections were being spliced through the front of the box thus preventing the cover from closing and exposing live electrical parts.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $3,400 · Current $2,380 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a)  TSA Room, on or about 1/20/16:  Circuit breaker panel HRX-3 and circuit breaker HRX-2 did not have all of the breakers labeled as to what they controlled.    Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

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)  TSA Room, on or about 1/20/16:  Circuit breaker panel HRX-3 had three blanks missing.  b)  Bldg. 1, next to Supervisor's Office, on or about 1/20/16:  Circuit breaker panel LP1A had one blank missing.

Issued

Feb 10, 2016

Abate by

Mar 17, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  a)  TSA Room, Second Level, on or about 1/20/16:  A Dayton pedestal fan was not grounded in that the ground pin was missing from the plug end.  Abatement certification must be submitted for this item.