OSHA Inspection: VERANDABLUE, LLC

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018, the employer did not ensure that all places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.  The storage room floor was cluttered with product and boxes, inhibiting access to the shelves.  This condition exposed employees to tripping hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.176(a): Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways were not kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways were not appropriately marked:  (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018, the employer did not ensure that where a forklift and pallet jack were used, sufficient safe clearances were allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways were blocked with boxes and obstructions across or in aisles that could create a hazard.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $3,880 · Current $3,880

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 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:  (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018,  the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface 4 feet 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.  Employees were allowed to access elevated storage racks without the use of fall protection.  An employee was fatally injured when he accessed an elevated storage rack and fell 7.5 feet to the cement floor.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of up to 7.5 feet.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): The employer did not provide training prior to May 17, 2017 for each employee exposed to fall hazards, and who used personal fall protection systems, or is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart:  (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018,  the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees exposed to fall hazards.  Employees were allowed to access elevated storage racks without adequate fall protection training.  An employee was fatally injured when he accessed an elevated storage rack, and fell 7.5 feet to the cement floor.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of up to 7.5 feet.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and unobstructed. Stairs or a ramp were not provided where the exit route was not substantially level:  (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018 the employer did not provide stairs or a ramp when exiting out through the back warehouse exit door.  The exit door opened up to a 5 foot drop off.  This condition exposed employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $2,772 · Current $2,772

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.140(d)(2)(ii):  The employer did not ensure that personal fall arrest systems were rigged in such a manner that the employee cannot free fall more than 6 feet or contact a lower level.  A free fall may be more than 6 feet provided the employer can demonstrate the manufacturer designed the system to allow a free fall of more than 6 feet and tested the system to ensure a maximum arresting force of 1,800 pounds is not exceeded:    (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018, the employer did not ensure that  personal fall arrest systems were rigged in such a manner that the employee cannot free fall more than 6 feet or contact a lower level.  Employees used a forklift to elevate themselves while standing on a pallet connected to the fork tines.  The employees used a fall harness and a shock absorbing lanyard to connect to the forklift mast, and this shock absorbing lanyard did not protect employees from striking the floor.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards of up to 16 feet.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): Modifications and additions which affect the capacity and safe operation of powered industrial truck were performed by the employer without the manufacturer's prior written approval:    (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018, the employer modified a powered industrial truck in a manner which affected its capacity and safe operation without the manufacturer's prior written approval.  The employer allowed employees to connect a pallet to a forklift's tines, and to connect a personal fall arrest system to the forklift's mast, in a manner which the employees used to elevate and access storage racks.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Jan 15, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was 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)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018 the employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $1,663 · Current $1,663

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b):  Storage of material created a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers were not stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse:  (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018 the employer allowed the storage of product to create a hazard.  Boxes stored in tiers were not stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they were stable and secure against sliding or collapse. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer did not:  (i) Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment;  (ii) Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and  (iii) Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee  (a)  VerandaBlue, LLC at 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018, the employer did not assess the need for personal protective equipment to determine if hazards were present, or were likely to be present, which necessitated the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).  Employees handled boxes and knives without a personal protective equipment hazard assessment.  This condition exposed employees to laceration hazards.

Issued

Nov 1, 2018

Abate by

Dec 6, 2018

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)  Veranda Blue, 2500 W 4th Ave, Denver, CO  80219:  On and before August 24, 2018, the employer did not ensure that fire extinguishers were subjected to annual maintenance checks.  The employer used a portable fire extinguisher that last had an annual inspection in 2014.  This condition exposed employees to burn hazards.