OSHA Inspection: LOWE'S HOME CENTERS, LLC

Issued

Mar 30, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,967 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv): There were damaged parts that could adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that were broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating.    a) Vertical panel saw, Lumber Department, 3207 PA-940, Mount Pocono, PA - The metal clad cable protecting energized conductors for the vertical panel saw and dust control unit (shop vac) was broken and had abraided the sheathed wires exposing employees to a contact with electrical current hazards, as observed on or about November 15, 2017.

Issued

Mar 30, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iii): Flexible cords used as permitted in paragraphs (g)(1)(ii)(C), (g)(1)(ii)(G), or (g)(1)(ii)(I) of 29 CFR 1910.305 were not equipped with an attachment plug and energized from an approved receptacle outlet.  a) Lumber Department, 3207 PA-940, Mount Pocono, PA - The flexible cord (power cord) for the Safety Speed Vertical Panel Saw Model 5860-78 was not equipped with an attachment plug or energized from an approved receptacle outlet exposing employees to a contact with an electrical current hazard, as observed on or about November 15, 2017.

Issued

Mar 30, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  a) Lumber Department, 3207 PA-940, Mount Pocono, PA - An energized flexible cord (extension cord) was used for approximately four (4) years in lieu of fixed wiring to provide electrical power to a Shop-Vac Wet/Dry Vacuum Model 9793411 exposing employees to a contact with an electrical current hazard, as observed on or about November 15, 2017.

Issued

Mar 30, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap.  a) Lumber Department, 3207 PA-940, Mount Pocono, PA - Electrical power for a Shop-Vac Wet/Dry Vacuum Model 9793411 was provided through a flexible cord (pigtail) whose conductors were spliced to the energized sheathed conductors within a metal clad cable exposing employees to a contact with an electrical current hazard, as observed on or about November 15, 2017.

Issued

Mar 30, 2017

Abate by

Apr 19, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,993 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check.    a) 6th Column NW of SE End of the Middle Roof, Outdoor Garden Center, 3207 PA-940, Mount Pocono, PA - The Strike First Corporation 10 LB Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher Model SF-ABC480AP mounted on an internal column had not received an annual maintenance check since December, 2014. Employees who attempted to extinguish a fire with the portable fire extinguisher were exposed to fire hazards, as observed on or about November 15, 2016.    The Lowe's Home Center, LLC and its successors was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 909363, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 10/25/2013, with respect to a workplace located at 32 Mountain Valley Boulevard, Conway, NH 03818.