OSHA Inspection: NASCO INDUSTRIES INC

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 1, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $1,400 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(d)(1): Flights of stairs having four or more risers were not equipped with a standard railing:           a) At the furniture side, on or about 5/19/2016: Stairways providing access to the mattress storage area did not have a standard railing.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open sided floor(s) or platform(s) 4 feet or more above the adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded by standard railings:      a) At the furniture side, throughout the mattress storage area, on or about 5/19/2016: Employees were exposed to falls of 8 feet, 2 inches to a lower surface. Employees were exposed while storing and retrieving mattresses located on an elevated work area which lacked guardrail protection.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:        a) At the flooring side, on or about 5/19/2016: A designated exit was blocked by flooring and carpet materials.        b) At the furniture side, on or about 5/19/2016: A designated exit was blocked by excess furniture boxes.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Furniture side, on or about 5/19/2016: The designated fire exit sign could not be clearly seen and no signs indicating the direction of travel to the exit were posted.      b) At the flooring side, on or about 5/19/2016: Signs indicating the direction of travel to the exit were not posted.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $1,600 · Current $1,120 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance had not been conducted at least once every three years.        a) At the establishment, on or about 5/19/2016: The employer did not perform nor certified operator evaluations.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation:       a) At the establishment, on or about 5/19/2016: The employer did not train and evaluate designated forklift operators.

Issued

Jul 20, 2016

Abate by

Aug 15, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with approved covers.       a) Throughout the establishment, on or about 5/19/2016: Several electrical outlets and lights switch boxes had damaged faceplates.