OSHA Inspection: BUILDERS SURPLUS

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(15): Walking-working surfaces not otherwise addressed. Except as provided elsewhere in this section or by other subparts of this part, the employer must ensure each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet (1.2m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by: (i) Guardrail systems; (ii) Safety net systems; or (iii) Personal fall protection systems, such as personal fall arrest, travel restraint, or positioning systems.    At the Haltom City facility, employees worked from unauthorized work platforms elevated by forklifts exposing the employees to unprotected fall hazards to the ground below.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not kept free and unobstructed.  Materials or equipment were placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route.    At the facility, exit doors are routinely blocked by merchandise exposing employees to injuries in the event of an emergency.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(d)(3): Body belts are prohibited as part of a personal fall arrest system.    At the facility, employees working from stockpickers are provided body belts as fall protection exposing employees to fall hazards up to approximately 20 feet to the ground below.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $2,217 · Current $1,450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries.    Portable fire extinguishers were not located and identified so that they were readily accessible in the following locations:    A.  A portable fire extinguisher near the exit door in the loading dock area was not identified by signage.    B.  A portable fire extinguisher near the exit door in the loading dock area is regularly blocked by merchandise after unloading a shipment.    C.  A portable fire extinguisher near the exit door in the door shop was not identified by signage.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,350 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.159(c)(10): The minimum vertical clearance of 18 inches between automatic sprinkler system's sprinklers and the material below was not maintained.    In the door aisle of the facility, merchandise was stored on the racking systems less than 18 inches below the automatic sprinkler system's sprinklers exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made.    A.  The employer did not ensure that the bathroom and fixtures aisles were kept clear where forklifts were operated exposing employees to stuck-by hazards.    B.  The employer did not ensure that the cabinet aisles were kept clear where forklifts were operated exposing employees to stuck-by hazards.    C.  The employer did not ensure that the door aisles were kept clear where forklifts were operated exposing employees to stuck-by hazards.    D.  The employer did not ensure that the window aisles were kept clear where forklifts were operated exposing employees to stuck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting 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.    At the facility, forklift training did not consist of all of the required elements of operator training, such as, but not limited to, a combination of formal instruction, practical training, and evaluation of the operator's performance, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,174 · Current $3,150 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(m)(3): Unauthorized personnel were permitted to ride on powered industrial trucks.    At the facility, unauthorized personnel were permitted to ride on powered industrial trucks forks exposing them to all and crushed-by hazards.

Issued

Feb 8, 2018

Abate by

Mar 9, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,696 · Current $2,300 Reduced

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.    In the front of the facility, flexible cords were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of the structure exposing employees to fire hazards.