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OSHA Inspection: EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of EMPIRE MERCHANTS NORTH, LLC in 200 DUNN ROAD, LYONS, NY 14489 (NAICS 424820). OSHA activity number 344365606.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
200 DUNN ROAD
City
LYONS
State
NY
ZIP
14489
Mailing
7350 ROUND POND ROAD, NORTH SYRACUSE, NY 13212
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
A
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
424820
Employees
105
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.36 D01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 51 exposed
Issued
Oct 25, 2019
Abate by
Nov 14, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,683 · Current $4,262 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge.    a)  Shipping, Door 3-4, on or about 10/8/19:   Employees were not able to open the exit route door from the inside without special knowledge in that they had to push a button on the left side of the door to release the door lock.  b)  Driver Returns, Door 2-14, on or about 10/8/19:  Employees were not able to open the exit route door from the inside without special knowledge in that they had to push a button on the wall to the right of the door to release the door lock.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4262.25
  • — Z (S) $5683

1910.146 C01

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 25, 2019
Abate by
Nov 29, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,683 · Current $4,262 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.146(c)(1): The employer did not evaluate the workplace to determine if any spaces were permit-required confined spaces:  (a)    Empire Merchants North, LLC, on or about 10/8/19:  An evaluation of permit spaces was not made where employees enter into the Rapid heating units to perform maintenance activities.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4262.25
  • — Z (S) $5683

1910.303 G01

Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Oct 25, 2019
Abate by
Nov 4, 2019
Penalty
Initial $5,683 · Current $4,262 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:   a)  Driver Returns Area, on or about 10/8/19:  Sheets of cardboard had been placed in front of the compactor electrical disconnect creating a slip/trip hazard to employees.    b)  Driver Returns Area, on or about 10/8/19:  A pallet and large box had been placed in front of the exhaust fan on/off switch creating a trip hazard to employees.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $4262.25
  • — Z (S) $5683

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