BLUE ASH, OH —
OSHA Inspection: WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC. in 6860 ASHFIELD DR., BLUE ASH, OH 45242 (NAICS 493110). OSHA activity number 342002912.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC.
- Site address
- 6860 ASHFIELD DR.
- City
- BLUE ASH
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45242
- Mailing
- 6860 ASHFIELD DR., BLUE ASH, OH 45242
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 493110
- Employees
- 42
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.132 F01
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1): The employer shall provide training to each employee who is required by this section to use PPE. Each such employee shall be trained to know at least the following: The employer did not provide training to Warehouse Associates who operate the Hyster Order Picker Trucks on how to wear, don and doff, and the proper inspection of the fall arrest harness and lanyard used to protect the operator from a fall hazard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $9054
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $5,432 · Current $2,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): Prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck (except for training purposes), the employer shall ensure that each operator has successfully completed the training required by this paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5). On January 4, 2017, in the Warehouse Area, an operator of a Crown Power Pallet Jack Truck was moving some pallets back to his work area and had not been completed the training required by paragraph l.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $5432
1910.178 L02 II
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): Training shall consist of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace. The employer had not ensured that the operators of the Crown Power Pallet Jack Truck had not received an evaluation of their operator performance in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Jan 27, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury. In the Warehouse Area by the double doors leading into the conference room, a 10 lb. ABC Dry Chemical portable fire extinguisher was located in the corner and was not readily accessible to employees due to a shelving unit and plastic bins being stored around the portable fire extinguisher.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.157 G02
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The employer shall provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter. The employer had not ensured that employees being able to use a portable fire extinguisher had not received the required education on at least an annual basis.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.176 E
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2017
- Abate by
- Feb 3, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $1,016 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(e): Clearance limits. Clearance signs to warn of clearance limits shall be provided. In the Warehouse Area a forklift operator was exposed to a struck-by hazard from a doorway approximately 10 ft. in height from the floor that was not identified at to its clearance limit.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $1016
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 342002912.
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