OSHA Inspection: WENTZVILLE RURAL KING SUPPLY, INC.

Issued

Feb 13, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,419 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:       Battery Section, 15190 Veteran Memorial Pkwy, Wentzville: Employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions.  The employer permits employees to handle leaking batteries without a protective apron to prevent acid contact with employees' street clothing.         Employees were exposed to injurious acid from leaking batteries for approximately three weeks without being provided appropriate personal protective equipment.  Some employees sustained acid burns.

Issued

Feb 13, 2019

Abate by

Mar 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $10,419 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): The employer did not provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body within the work area for immediate emergency use where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials:        Battery Section, 15190 Veteran Memorial Pkwy, Wentzville: Employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions.  The employees are permitted to handle leaking batteries where they are exposed to injurious corrosive battery acid without facilities for flushing of the eyes within the work area.      On 10/31/2018 employees were observed handling lead batteries without any quick drenching and eye flushing facilities in the work area.

Issued

Feb 13, 2019

Abate by

Mar 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $62,513 · Current $32,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe were not taken out of service until they were restored to safe operating conditions:         15190 Veteran Memorial Pkwy, Wentzville, MO: Employer is exposing employees to hazardous conditions.  The employees are permitted to operate forklifts with defects.     On 10/31/2018 two employees were observed operating forklifts with the following defects:         Receiving area:- damaged right rear tire, brake pedal missing slip resistant pad, and broken non-working signal lights on REAL LIFT forklift (Model RW 26Y, S/N-100206751);         Outside area:- damaged right side lamp and signal lights assemblies on UTILEV (Model UT25P, A285 J02621L).        The employer, Rural King, was previously cited for a repeated violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910. 178 (p) (01), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 956776, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 01/09/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 67501 Mall Ring Road, Saint Clairsville, OH 43950

Issued

Feb 13, 2019

Abate by

Mar 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $4,169 · Current $1,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(a): Basic requirement. You must use OSHA 300, 300-A, and 301 forms, or equivalent forms, for recordable injuries and illnesses. The OSHA 300 form is called the Log of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, the 300-A is the Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses, and the OSHA 301 form is called the Injury and Illness Incident Report.   The employer did not use equivalent forms or OSHA forms 300, 300A, and 301 as required.        15190 Veteran Memorial Pkwy, Wentzville, MO: the employer forms used for recording injuries and illnesses were not equivalent forms for the required OSHA Forms due to the following reasons:             1.  Calendar Year 2014--No OSHA forms 300, 300A, and 301           2.  Calendar Year 2015--No OSHA forms 300 and 300A entries           3.  Calendar Year 2016--No OSHA forms 300 and 300A entries           4.  Calendar Year 2018--No OSHA forms 300 entries.         The employer, Rural King, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 1904.29(a), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 956776, citation number 2, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on 01/09/2015, with respect to a workplace located at 6750 Mall Ring Road, St. Clairsville, OH.

Issued

Feb 13, 2019

Abate by

Mar 12, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1020(g)(1)(i): Upon first entering into employment, and/or at least annually thereafter, the employer did not inform current employees of the existence, location, and availability of any records covered by 29 CFR 1910.1020:   Establishment: Employees who had medical and exposure records such as, but not limited to, workplace injury records and safety data sheets for chemical exposure, were not informed of the existence, location, and availability of the records.