BRIDGEVILLE, DE —
OSHA Inspection: STEPHEN ENTERPRISES INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of STEPHEN ENTERPRISES INC in 20791 STORAGE LANE, BRIDGEVILLE, DE 19933 (NAICS 321920). OSHA activity number 342136819.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- STEPHEN ENTERPRISES INC
- Site address
- 20791 STORAGE LANE
- City
- BRIDGEVILLE
- State
- DE
- ZIP
- 19933
- Mailing
- 9283 OLD RACETRACK ROAD, DELMAR, DE 19940
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- 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
- 321920
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.110 B06 VI
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2017
- Abate by
- Aug 31, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $3,622 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.110(b)(6)(vi): Readily ignitable material such as weeds and long dry grass shall be removed within 10 feet of any container. a) Stephen Enterprises Inc./ Pallet Master: Bridgeville, DE - On or about February 15, 2017, the employer stored fuel gas cylinders [e.g. propane cylinders] within and outside of a fenced area which had dead vegetation entangled around the cylinders.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3622
1910.157 E02
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,173 · Current $1,900 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly: a) Stephen Enterprises Inc. Bridgeville, DE. - On or about February 15, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that fire extinguishers within the warehouse used for the storage of wooden pallets were visually inspected at least monthly.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1900
- — Z (S) $2173
1910.157 E03
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check: a) Stephen Enterprises Inc., Bridgeville, DE - On or about February 15, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that portable fire extinguishers located throughout the warehouse were subjected to annual maintenance checks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $2,897 · Current $2,500 Reduced
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) Stephen Enterprises Inc., Bridgeville, DE - On or about February 15, 2017, the employer failed to ensure that employees had successfully completed a training and evaluation program prior to operating propane powered industrial trucks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2500
- — Z (S) $2897
1910.178 L04 III
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not being conducted at least once every three years: a) Stephen Enterprises Inc., Bridgeville, DE. - On or about February 15,2017, the employer failed to ensure that an evaluation of the performance of propane powered industrial truck operators was conducted at least once every three years. The last training provided was in 2013.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 N04
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(4): Where the load being carried obstructed forward view, drivers were not required to travel with the load trailing: a) Stephen Enterprises Inc., Bridgeville, DE - On or about February 15, 2017, the employer failed to require propane powered industrial trucks drivers to travel with the load trailing whenever their vision was obstructed. Employees lift pallets above eye level when operating the powered industrial truck.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Aug 14, 2017
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: (a) Stephen Enterprises Inc., Bridgeville, DE - On or about February 15, 2017, the employer did not provide effective training on all of the hazardous chemicals [e.g. propane] the employees are exposed to when fueling and operating the powered industrial trucks.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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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 342136819.
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