OSHA Inspection: WENDY'S RESTAURANT

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,386 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms shall be kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:      On or about 15 June 2016, at the kitchen/storage area, employees are exposed to trip and fall hazards from heavy greasy floors through all walking areas.           NOTE:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,386 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:      On or about 15 June 2016, inside of the restaurant area, employees were exposed to, in the event of an emergency, a delayed egress from a missing exit sign that was not indicating the direction of travel to the exit.       NOTE:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,386 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c):   Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      On or about 15 June 2016, at the kitchen/restaurant area, employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials such as Klay Degreaser and Pot and Pan Detergent cleaning solutions and other fluids used and/or handled. Suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not available within the work area for immediate emergency use.        NOTE:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,386 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:      On or about 15 June 2016, at inside restaurant, employees were exposed to fire hazards in the vicinity of flammable and combustible materials such as papers and oils, and no adequate fire extinguishers were available in case of a sudden fire.         NOTE:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 29, 2016

Penalty

Initial $2,520 · Current $1,386 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:      On or about 15 June 2016, employees were exposed to chemical corrosives chemicals such as Kay Degreaser and Pot and Pan Detergent cleaning solutions and other chemicals while performing cleaning/janitorial operations without training on the chemicals they work with.          NOTE:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).

Issued

Aug 1, 2016

Abate by

Aug 9, 2016

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:   On or about 15 June 2016, employees were exposed to a chemical corrosive such as Kay Degreaser and a Pot and Pan Detergent cleaning solutions and other chemicals while performing janitorial/cleaning operations with no updated safety data sheets were available.     NOTE:  Certification of abatement must be submitted for this citation item as required by 29 CFR 1903.19(c).