OSHA Inspection: GONZALEZ FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00401060156015931750

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:      At this establishment, in the warehouse department working area, passageways and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition. This exposed employees to a slip and trip hazard from different merchandise furniture products, chemicals, materials, and equipment components inadequately stored.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 00401060156015931750

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(9)(iii): Combustible waste material and residues in a building or unit operating area were not kept to a minimum, stored in covered metal receptacles and disposed of daily:    At this establishment, the chemicals, paints and materials containers inside of warehouse department work area, were not stored, sealed and covered properly, and were not disposed on a daily basis in order to reduce the accumulation of deposits of combustible and flammable residues. This exposed employees to health, fire and explosion hazards.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): Before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard, the employer must provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart. Employers must ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017:    At this establishment, in the warehouse department working area, the employer did not provide fall protection training to employees who were exposed to fall hazards on a daily basis and who uses personal fall protection systems as part of their normal work duties.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $3,978 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and unobstructed. Materials or equipment were placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access went through a room that could be locked, to reach an exit or exit discharge:    At this establishment, in the warehouse department working area, the exit routes were obstructed by debris, order picker(s)/ powered industrial truck (PIT), furniture, and/or appliances boxes.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a): Aisle(s) and passageway(s) were not kept clear and in good repair with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard:      At this establishment, in the warehouse department working area, aisles and passageways were not kept in a clean, orderly, free and unobstructed condition. This exposed employees to a slip and trip hazard.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $9,282 · Current $3,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(b): Material stored in tiers was not stacked, blocked, interlocked or limited in height so that it was stable and secure against sliding and collapse:    At this establishment, in the warehouse department working area, on the multi-tier racking systems, the furniture and appliances merchandise products were not stacked, stable, limited in height and secured properly, and created a struck-by hazard.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(c): Storage areas were not kept free from accumulation of materials that constituted hazards from tripping, fire, explosion or pest harborage:    At this establishment, in the warehouse department, storage working area was not kept free from accumulation of dust and residue from merchandise products, containers with chemicals, combustible and flammable materials.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 3, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7): Industrial trucks were being placed in services after the examination showed condition(s) adversely affecting the safety of the vehicle:  At this establishment, employees utilized order pickers to load/unload trucks and handle furniture and appliances products, and did not conduct a daily inspection of the powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Jun 21, 2019

Abate by

Jul 11, 2019

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 00401060159317502168

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:   At this establishment, employees engaged in repairing and maintenance of the furniture and merchandise products were exposed to hazardous chemicals, such as but not limited to, paints, clear coats and thinners. The employer had not developed a hazard communication program which would address labeling and other forms of warning on chemical containers, Safety Data Sheets, and employee information and training on the hazards associated with chemicals used on this site.  The written program must also contain the following:  1. A list of all hazardous chemicals on site; 2. The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards associated with non-routine tasks involving chemicals, such as a spill;  3. The hazards of chemicals contained in piping that is not labeled; and, 4. The method the employer will use to inform other employers (contractors) of the chemicals their employees might be exposed to while performing duties a this site.