NORRISTOWN, PA —
OSHA Inspection: SWISS FARM STORES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SWISS FARM STORES, INC. in 220 WEST MAIN STREET, NORRISTOWN, PA 19401 (NAICS 445110). OSHA activity number 343435525.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- SWISS FARM STORES, INC.
- Site address
- 220 WEST MAIN STREET
- City
- NORRISTOWN
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 19401
- Mailing
- 2628 WEST CHESTER PIKE, BROOMALL, PA 19008
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 445110
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Nov 14, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $3,880 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii): a) 220 W. Main St., Norristown - On or about August 31, 2018, employees are working while using chemicals, but the employer did not develop a written hazard communication program.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $3880
1910.1200 G08
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s) a) 220 W. Main St., Norristown - On or about August 31, 2018, the employer did not provide safety data sheets to employees who use chemicals to perform their job.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.1200 H01
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area: a) ) 210 W. Main St., Norristown - On or about August 31, 2018, employees who use chemicals to perform their job duties were not provided with training on the chemical hazards associated with its use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1926.451 F15
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $7,760 · Current $8,150
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.451(f)(15): Ladders were used on scaffolds to increase the working level height of employees: without satisfying the criteria of subparagraphs (i) - (iv) of this paragraph: a) 220 W. Main St., Norristown - On or about August 29, 2018, an employee was working from a step ladder, which was placed on the working level of a scaffold to gain additional working height.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $8150
- — Z (S) $7760
1926.452 W02
- Issued
- Oct 10, 2018
- Abate by
- Oct 22, 2018
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1926.452(w)(2): Scaffold casters and wheels were not locked with positive wheel and/or wheel and swivel locks, or equivalent means, to prevent movement of the scaffold while the scaffold was used in a stationary manner: a) 220 W. Main St., Norristown - On or about August 29, 2018, an employee was working on a mobile scaffold without locking the casters and wheels.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 343435525.
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