OSHA Inspection: CHEMCORE INDUSTRIES OF NEW ENGLAND, LLC.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1): Standard railing(s) did not consist of top rail, intermediate rail and/or posts and/or did not have a vertical height of 42 inches (106.7 cm) nominal from upper surface of top rail to floor, platform runway, or ramp level:    Location: above the mezzanine  On or about 5/3/16, employees were not protected from a fall hazard while accessing a storage area which had the top guard rail missing at the top of the access stairway.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6300.00 · Current $1575.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Storage of material created a hazard:    (a) Location: warehouse:  On or about 5/3/16, two rows of boxes containing porcelain sinks were stacked side by side, 6 high on a broken pallet located on the top shelve of a shelving unit causing a struck-by/crushing hazard.    (b) Location: warehouse:   On or about 5/3/16, storage shelves loaded by means of a fork lift were not anchored to the floor.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(4): Portable fire extinguishers were not maintained in a fully charged and operable condition:  Location: Just outside the bathroom in the shipping/receiving area. On or about 5/31/16, the employer did not ensure fire extinguishers were fully charged.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  Location: throughout the facility On or about 5/31/16, the employer did not ensure the portable fire extinguishers were inspected monthly.

Issued

2016-07-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2016-08-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: Note:  Applies to any extinguishers provided in the workplace.  Maintenance check includes an internal examination, except extinguishers with stored pressure.   Location: throughout the facility On or about 5/31/16, the employer did not ensure the portable fire extinguishers received an annual maintenance check.