OSHA Inspection: MIAT INC.

Issued

Mar 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $5,070

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:   (a) Rear warehouse exit - The exit door was padlocked shut; on or about 11/14/16.

Issued

Mar 22, 2017

Abate by

Apr 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   (a) Rear warehouse exit outside of building - The exit discharge route to the street was obscured and overgrown by wild plants; on or about 11/14/16.   (b) Rear warehouse exit inside of building - The aisles leading to the exit were blocked by a forklift under repair and palettes of boxes; 11/14/16.    NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN THE ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Mar 22, 2017

Abate by

Mar 28, 2017

Penalty

Initial $5,070 · Current $5,070

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered   (a) In the Warehouse - On 09/30/16 employees in a raised forklift 17 feet above the floor were stocking a shelf and had no fall protection; on or about 11/14/16.    (b)  In the Warehouse - An employee raised himself with a forklift without fall protection; on or about 11/14/16.   NOTE:   IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $ 1,000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 22, 2017

Abate by

Apr 17, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,622 · Current $3,622

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  (a) In the warehouse - Employees who operated forklifts were not certified by the employer in their safe operation; on or about 11/14/16.    NOTE: THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN THE ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19

Issued

Mar 22, 2017

Abate by

Apr 10, 2017

Penalty

Initial $724 · Current $724

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.4(a): The employer did not record each work-related fatality, injury or illness case that resulted in the general recording criteria on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent.    (a) On or about 11/14/2016 - warehouse, 57-00 49th Place, Maspeth, NY  The employer did not record a work-related incident on 09/30/2016 which resulted in two employees requiring days away from work on the OSHA Form 300 or equivalent for the calendar year 2016.     NOTE:   THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $ 1,000.00 AS PER 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Mar 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(3): Each recordable injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log and 301 Incident Report was not recorded within seven (7) calendar days of receiving information that a recordable injury or illness has occurred.   (a)  On or about 11/14/16 - establishment, 57-00 49th Place, Maspeth, NY   A 301 or equivalent form was not completed for each recordable case following an incident that occurred on 09/30/16  until 10/27/16.

Issued

Mar 22, 2017

Abate by

Apr 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(b): Adequate first aid supplies were not readily available.   (a) In the warehouse -  First aid kits were not available; on or about 11/14/17.   NOTE:  THE EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM IN THE ACCORDANCE WITH 29 CFR 1903.19