OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC. STORE #517

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6157.00 · Current $3079.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that was 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level was protected from falling by one or more of the following:  Guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:  a. 5145 Peachtree Parkway, Suite #405, Norcross, GA (Upper Mezzanine Storage Area) - Maintenance Employees were exposed to fall hazard.  The employees are required to access the upper level mezzanine storage area to retrieved items pertaining to the shop area such as, but not limited to boxes and other excess shop/store materials.  The mezzanine area was not equipped with the standard guardrails along the open-sides of the storage area, exposing employees to a fall of 9' to lower level, on or about 12/07/17.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4617.00 · Current $2309.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:     a.  5145 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 405, Norcross, GA (Stock Room)- The designated, marked, and identified emergency exit door in the shop area was blocked with a moving equipment and large boxes filled with store merchandise that was part of the incoming/receiving shipment, making it difficult to access in the event of an emergency, on or about 12/07/17.

Issued

2017-12-20 00:00:00

Abate by

2018-01-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4617.00 · Current $2309.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a.  5145 Peachtree Parkway, Suite #405, Norcross, GA (Stock Room) - Employees were exposed to electrical hazard.  The wall mounted panel boards/circuit breakers disconnects were blocked by large, heavy storage materials, boxes full of store merchandise,  making it difficult to access the electrical equipment in the event of an emergency, on or about 12/07/17.