NORCROSS, GA —
OSHA Inspection: ELITE FLOORING, INC.
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of ELITE FLOORING, INC. in 3480 GREEN POINTE PKWY., NORCROSS, GA 30092 (NAICS 442210). OSHA activity number 344129903.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- ELITE FLOORING, INC.
- Site address
- 3480 GREEN POINTE PKWY.
- City
- NORCROSS
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 30092
- Mailing
- 3480 GREEN POINTE PKWY., NORCROSS, GA 30092
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- 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
- 442210
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.133 A01
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $4,508 · Current $2,705 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation: a. 3480 Green Pointe Parkway, Norcross, GA (Warehouse) - Employees were exposed to chemical hazard. The employer did not provide the proper personal protective equipment such as, eye and/or face protection, to prevent spilled/splashed electrolyte from the forklift splashing back into the employee's face; while in the process of adding water to the lifts battery, on or about July 3, 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2704.8
- — Z (S) $4508
1910.138 A
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion: a. 3480 Green Pointe Parkway, Norcross, GA (Warehouse) - Employees were exposed to chemical hazard. The employer did not provide the proper personal protective equipment such as, hand protection, to prevent spilled/splashed electrolyte from the forklift splashing back into the employee's hands; while in the process of adding water to the lifts battery, on or about July 3, 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2019
- Abate by
- Aug 7, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $3,381 · Current $2,029 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries: a. 3480 Green Pointe Parkway, Norcross, GA (Warehouse) - Employees were exposed to fire hazard. The fire extinguisher located in the shop, which was out of view, was not labeled and/or identified as to its location, in the event of an emergency, on or about July 3, 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $2028.6
- — Z (S) $3381
1910.178 L06
- Issued
- Jul 12, 2019
- Abate by
- Sep 9, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
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. 3480 Green Pointe Parkway, Norcross, GA (Warehouse) - The employer did not properly certify and/or produced the proper documentations that the designated operators of the powered industrial trucks (Sit-down forklifts) had received training and was evaluated on the powered industrial trucks, on or about July 3, 2019.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 344129903.
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