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OSHA Inspection: WESCO DISTRIBUTION, INC.

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

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.

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Site address
6860 ASHFIELD DR.
City
BLUE ASH
State
OH
ZIP
45242
Mailing
6860 ASHFIELD DR., BLUE ASH, OH 45242
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
493110
Employees
42
Ownership type
A

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.132 F01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 11 exposed
Issued
Jan 17, 2017
Abate by
Feb 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $9,054 · Current $0 Reduced
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

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jan 17, 2017
Abate by
Feb 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $5,432 · Current $2,500 Reduced
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

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Jan 17, 2017
Abate by
Feb 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Jan 17, 2017
Abate by
Jan 27, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 42 exposed
Issued
Jan 17, 2017
Abate by
Feb 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
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

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 12 exposed
Issued
Jan 17, 2017
Abate by
Feb 3, 2017
Penalty
Initial $1,016 · Current $0 Reduced
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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