OSHA Inspection: THREE SQUARE MARKET, INC.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11934.00 · Current $8354.00 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) Warehousing area; A means of fall protection was not provided and used to protect employees from falling off racking systems while they loaded and unloaded kiosks.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6819.00 · Current $4774.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(1): Exit routes shall not have flammable, explosive, combustible gases or flammable furnishings stored in the exit route.    (a) Shipping dock area stairway; Two cylinders of flammable liquid propane gas were stored on the stairway platform of an exit route.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  (a) Shipping dock area stairway; Two cylinders of liquid propane gas stored on the stairway platform partially obstructed the exit route.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10229.00 · Current $7161.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    (a) Throughout the establishment; A written respiratory protection program was not developed and implemented before employees were required to wear half-mask and/or full-face respirators.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:  (a) Painting area; Medical evaluations were not provided before employees wore half-mask and full-face respirators during painting operations.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2): Employee(s) using tight-fitting facepiece respirators were not fit tested prior to initial use of the respirator:  (a) Painting area; Respirator fit testing was not performed before employees wore half-mask and full-face respirators during painting operations.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(A): Respirators with tight-fitting facepieces were worn by employees who had facial hair that came between the sealing surface of the facepiece and the face or that interfered with valve function:  (a) Painting area; Employees that wear half-mask and full-face respirators during painting operations had facial hair where the respirator sealing surface contacts the face.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:  (a) Painting area; Half-mask and full-face respirators were not stored in a way to protect them from contamination.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(k): The employer did not provide comprehensive, understandable training which did not occur annually and/or more often if necessary:  (a) Painting area; Employees required to wear half-mask and full-face respirators did not receive respirator training prior to initial use and annually thereafter.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8525.00 · Current $5968.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(2)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training consisting of a combination of formal instruction (e.g., lecture, discussion, interactive computer learning, video tape, written material), practical training (demonstrations performed by the trainer and practical exercises performed by the trainee), and evaluation of the operator's performance in the workplace.    (a) Throughout the establishment; Each forklift operator did not have their ability to safely operate forklifts evaluated before they were allowed to operate forklifts.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(4)(iii): An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years:  (a) Throughout the establishment; Forklift operators did not have their ability to safely operate forklifts evaluated within the last three years.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-04-12 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  (a) Throughout the establishment; Certification of training was not maintained and/or provided for each forklift operator.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5115.00 · Current $3581.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    (a) Fabrication area; Guarding was not provided for rotating parts and flying chips on a drill press.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5115.00 · Current $3581.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:    (a) Painting room, paint preparation area; Flexible cord sets (extension cords) and a portable relocatable power tap were used in place of permanent wiring to supply electricity for overhead lighting and a filtration unit.    (b) Pick area; Flexible cord sets (extension cords) and a portable relocatable power tap were used in place of permanent wiring to supply electricity for refrigerators, freezers, and other electrical equipment.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5115.00 · Current $3581.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    (a) Throughout the establishment; A written hazard communication program was not developed and implemented.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Throughout the establishment; Initial hazard communication training was not provided to inform employees of the hazards associated with chemicals used in the workplace.    (b) Throughout the establishment; Training was not provided to inform employees of the container labeling and safety data sheet (SDS) formatting requirements related to the Revised 2012 Hazard Communication Standard.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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) Pick area; Floors were not kept in an orderly manner to organize flexible cords.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:  (a) Preparation and Fabrication areas; Appendix-D information was not provided prior to allowing employees to use filtering face-piece respirators on a voluntary basis.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-05-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form:    (a) Painting and Welding areas; The employer did not evaluate/assess respiratory hazards or atmospheric conditions to determine worker exposure levels to respiratory hazards.

Issued

2019-02-22 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-03-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:  (a) Fabrication area; The work rest on a bench grinder was not adjusted to within one-eighth of an inch of the stone wheel.