OSHA Inspection: GENESIS HOSPITALITY CORPORATION

Issued

Oct 9, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(i): "Construction." Inside storage rooms shall be constructed to meet the required fire-resistive rating for their use. Such construction shall comply with the test specifications set forth in Standard Methods of Fire Tests of Building Construction and Materials, NFPA 251-1969. Where an automatic sprinkler system is provided, the system shall be designed and installed in an acceptable manner. Openings to other rooms or buildings shall be provided with noncombustible liquid-tight raised sills or ramps at least 4 inches in height, or the floor in the storage area shall be at least 4 inches below the surrounding floor. Openings were not provided with approved self-closing fire doors. The room shall be liquid-tight where the walls join the floor. A permissible alternate to the sill or ramp is an open-grated trench inside of the room which drains to a safe location. Where other portions of the building or other properties are exposed, windows shall be protected as set forth in the Standard for Fire Doors and Windows, NFPA No. 80-1968, which is incorporated by reference as specified in Sec. 1910.6, for Class E or F openings. Wood at least 1 inch nominal thickness was not used for shelving, racks, dunnage, scuffboards, floor overlay, and similar installations.  (a) Genesis Hospitality Corporation., at 4004 Medford Drive, Loveland, CO 80538: On and before April 10, 2018, the employer did not ensure that the approved fire door on the west wall inside the flammables storage room (Kitchen) was self-closing and that the wood shelving was a minimum of 1 inch nominal thickness in that employees outside the flammables storage room were not adequately protected from fire hazards because the west door lacked a door closer and the shelves used to store flammable liquids was only 5/8 inch thick.

Issued

Oct 9, 2018

Abate by

Oct 30, 2018

Penalty

Initial $6,467 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):  Machine guarding was not provided to protect operators and other employees from hazards created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    (a) Genesis Hospitality Corporation., at 4004 Medford Drive, Loveland, CO 80538: On and before April 10, 2018, the employer did not ensure that machine guarding was provided to protect operators and other employees from hazards created by point of operation, in that the guillotine cutter on the Edge Bander machine exposed employees to shearing action hazards from a pneumatic operated knife blade. This condition exposed the employees to laceration and amputation hazards.