OSHA Inspection: WESTIN GOVERNOR HOTEL, INC

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12471.00 · Current $5011.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.    Location: Westin-Governor Morris Hotel, 2 Whippany Rd, Morris Township, NJ.    a) Employer did not ensure that an exit route was unobstructed.  The exit was blocked with laundry carts and/or bins; on or about 10/3/16.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit must be clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit."  Location: Westin-Governor Morris Hotel, 2 Whippany Rd, Morris Township, NJ.  a) An emergency exit at the laundry room did not have an exit sign;  on or about 10/3/16.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $12471.00 · Current $5543.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.219(c)(2)(i): All exposed part(s) of horizontal shafting seven (7) feet or less from floor or working platform were not protected by stationary casing(s) enclosing shafting completely or by trough(s) enclosing sides and top or sides and bottom of shafting.     Location: Westin-Governor Morris Hotel, 2 Whippany Rd, Morris Township, NJ.    a. The employer permitted the use of a Press/ironer machine that did not have and/or was not equipped with a protective guard to protect employees against accidental contact with the machine's rotating horizontal round shafts; on or about 10/3/16.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7126.00 · Current $5011.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective.    Location: Westin-Governor Morris Hotel, 2 Whippany Rd, Morris Township, NJ.    a) A refrigerator used by employees at the laundry room was powered by an electrical cord that was missing the ground pin; on or about 10/3/16.

Issued

2017-01-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7126.00 · Current $5011.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.    Location: Westin-Governor Morris Hotel, 2 Whippany Rd, Morris Township, NJ.    a) The employer used a temporary cord as permanent when for a period of over four years a temporary cord powered an Everstar air conditioner in the laundry room.  The temporary cord was not used as specified as employer used it to capacity daily thereby increasing overheating and thus creating a potential fire hazard at the laundry room; on or about 10/3/16.