OSHA Inspection: DIGITAL SOUND SYSTEMS, INC.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-11 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9282.00 · Current $6497.00 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:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards.  Employee(s) engaged in using forklift lifting platforms to access materials in the storage racks or retrieving ladders along the south wall in the warehouse located at 9721 Loiret Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas were exposed to fall hazards between 4 -20 feet due to no fall protection system being used.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-09-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6630.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(a)(4): The employer made an addition to the powered industrial truck without the manufacturer's prior written approval:      Employee(s) were exposed to fall hazards.  Employee(s) engaged in using a Crown powered industrial forklift to lift personnel in the warehouse in steel lifting platforms without the forklift manufacturer's prior written approval, thus exposing employees to fall hazards between 4 - 20 feet.  The steel lifting platforms were used to access materials in the storage racks or retrieving ladders along the south wall in the warehouse located at 9721 Loiret Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3977.00 · Current $2187.00 Reduced

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):    Employees were exposed to impact/struck-by hazards.   The employer had not developed and implemented a written personal protective equipment hazard assessment to determine the appropriate personal protective equipment for employees engaged in fabricating materials and warehouse work.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5303.00 · Current $3712.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer had not ensured 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 paragraph (l) [Reference 29 CFR 1926.602(d) for construction]:    Employees were exposed to struck-by and crushing hazards.  Employee(s) engaged in operating a powered industrial truck at 9721 Loiret Boulevard, Lenexa, Kansas to move equipment and pallets of materials, inside and outside of the warehouse, were exposed to struck by and crushing hazards.  Employees were not instructed in the recognition of hazards associated with operating a powered industrial truck.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $2188.00 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:    Employees were exposed to chemical hazards.   Employees engaged in fabrication/warehouse/event staging work were exposed to skin irritation / carcinogen hazards in that the employer had not developed and implemented a hazard communication program to inform employees of the hazards associated with the chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals included but were not limited to gasoline, diesel fuel, and argon.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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):    Employees were exposed to chemical hazards.   Employees engaged in fabrication/warehouse/event staging work were exposed to skin irritation / carcinogen hazards in that the employer had not provided safety data sheets to inform employees of the hazards associated with the chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals included but were not limited to gasoline, diesel fuel, and argon.

Issued

2019-08-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2019-10-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3978.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

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:    Employees are exposed to chemical hazards.  Employees engaged in fabrication/warehouse/event staging work were exposed to skin irritation / carcinogen hazards in that the employer had not provided hazard communication training to inform employees of the hazards associated with the chemicals with which they work.  Hazardous chemicals included but were not limited to gasoline, diesel fuel, and argon.