OSHA Inspection: TEXAS RESTAURANT EQUIPMENT EXCHANGE, INC.

Issued

Jul 21, 2016

Abate by

Aug 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  Employees working in sections of the facility that did not have exits marked to indicate their purpose were exposed to entrapment hazards.

Issued

Jul 21, 2016

Abate by

Aug 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $960 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:  Employees working in the warehouse and show area where fire extinguishers are not mounted or identified were exposed to burn hazards.

Issued

Jul 21, 2016

Abate by

Aug 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,400 · Current $1,440 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.  Employees working in the warehouse and showroom areas with exposed electrical outlets lacking faceplates, exposed power boxes lacking knockouts, spliced and exposed electrical wiring from electrical outlets without covers or faceplates were exposed to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Jul 21, 2016

Abate by

Aug 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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:  Employees working in close proximity to unmarked power boxes and power switches were exposed to electrical shock hazards.

Issued

Jul 21, 2016

Abate by

Aug 10, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:  Employees working in the warehouse area in close proximity to electrical outlets with exposed wiring were exposed to electrical shock hazards.