OSHA Inspection: ROYAL SOVEREIGN INTERNATIONAL INC

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $6,338 · Current $4,437 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Hallways: Hallways that connected the warehouse to several of the  exit doors were obstructed with pallets of merchandise, on or about 3/22/2017.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $5,324 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:   a) Royal Sovereign International Inc.: The employer of 40 employees did not have a written emergency action plan for fire or other emergencies in the workplace, on or about 3/22/17.

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $7,605 · Current $5,324 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:     a) Warehouse area: Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards as they worked around boxes that were not interlocked and stacked more than 8 feet high, on or about 3/22/17

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Abate by

Jun 22, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $6,211 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):    a) Warehouse area: Operator of an Electric PIT had not been certified by the employer as trained, on or about 3/22/17   b) Warehouse area: Operator of an Electric PIT had not been certified by the employer as trained, on or about 5/12/17

Issued

Jun 2, 2017

Penalty

Initial $8,873 · Current $6,211 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1): Circular handfed ripsaw(s) were not guarded by an automatically adjusting hood which completely enclosed that portion of the saw above the table and above the material being cut:   a) Back - area: Employee was exposed to amputation hazards while engaged in wood cutting operations utilizing a table saw that was not guarded, on or about 5/1/17.