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OSHA Inspection: WHIRLPOOL

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WHIRLPOOL in 88 CURRANT ROAD, FALL RIVER, MA 02720 (NAICS 335224). OSHA activity number 341330017.

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Establishment
WHIRLPOOL
Site address
88 CURRANT ROAD
City
FALL RIVER
State
MA
ZIP
02720
Mailing
88 CURRANT ROAD, FALL RIVER, MA 02720
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
335224
Employees
240
Ownership type
A

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.178 L03 I M

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(3)(i)(M): Powered industrial truck operators did not receive initial training on truck-related topics including operating instructions, warnings, or precautions listed in the operators manual for the types of vehicles that the employees were being trained to operate:    Warehouse:    All of the operators of the order picker did not receive training on the operation of the clamping mechanism for the cage.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $2800
  • — Z (S) $4000

1910.178 L04 III

Other-than-serious 5 instances 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
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:    Warehouse:    Operators of forklifts were not trained within three years.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.178 P01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $4000.00 · Current $2800.00 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been  taken out of service until restored to safe operating conditions:    Warehouse:    The strobe light for the Crown 3264 Order Picker was not working.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $2800
  • — Z (S) $4000

1910.178 Q07

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service:    Warehouse:    Forklifts were not inspected at the beginning of each shift.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.132 A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 5 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:  Warehouse:  Aisles behind storage racks were not blocked off in case a reach truck knocks a box into the aisle behind the storage rack.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

1910.178 O01

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00
29 CFR 1910.178(o)(1): The employer did not ensure that only stable or safely arranged loads were handled:  Warehouse Area:  Boards at the bottom of the cage of the order picker were damaged. There were no bottom boards on the cage to prevent twisting of the cage.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (O) $0

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