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OSHA Inspection: MICHAELS STORES, INC. (#2084)

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of MICHAELS STORES, INC. (#2084) in 315 WEST MAIN STREET, AVON, CT 06001 (NAICS 451120). OSHA activity number 344474689.

What this inspection record means

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Site address
315 WEST MAIN STREET
City
AVON
State
CT
ZIP
06001
Mailing
315 WEST MAIN STREET, AVON, CT 06001
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
451120
Employees
25
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.37 A03

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 2 instances 2 exposed
Issued
May 13, 2020
Abate by
Jun 30, 2020
Penalty
Initial $4,916 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:   A. On or about November 25, 2019, storage room:  Cardboard boxes and merchandise were stored on either side of the emergency access route.  Access to the exit had been reduced to 20 inches in some areas along the route.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $4916
  • — Z (S) $4916

1910.37 B04

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
May 13, 2020
Abate by
Jun 30, 2020
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:   A.  On or about November 25, 2019, Stock Room:  A directional sign on the back wall of the stock room had arrows pointing left and right to the exits.  The closest exit was to the left of travel.  To the right was a concrete wall with no exit.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.176 B

Deleted Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 6 exposed
Issued
May 13, 2020
Penalty
Initial $4,916 · Current $0 Reduced
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:   A.  On or about November 25, 2019, Stock Room:  Seasonal Repack Product in storage near the entrance from the retail floor was placed in an unstable stack 105" high and was subject to collapse.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (S) $0
  • — C (S) $4916
  • — Z (S) $4916

1910.303 G01 II

Other-than-serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 13, 2020
Abate by
Jun 30, 2020
Penalty
Initial $4,916 · Current $4,916
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:   A.  On or about November 25, 2019,  Stock Room:  Electrical breaker panels DPA, DP1 and DP2 were blocked by the storage of cardboard boxes and a portable metal rolling conveyor.   A sign on the panels indicated "Do Not Block Electrical Panels, 3' Distance, Stay Within Lines."
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $4916
  • — C (S) $4916
  • — Z (S) $4916

1910.303 B02

Other-than-serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 13, 2020
Abate by
Jun 30, 2020
Penalty
Initial $4,916 · Current $0 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled equipment was not installed and used in accordance with any instructions included in the listing and labeling:   On or about November 25, 2019, Classroom:  Employer plugged in a dormitory-style mini refrigerator and microwave oven into a 15A relocatable power tap without first verifying that the power load of the appliances were suitable for the power tap.
Recent events (3)
  • — F (O) $0
  • — C (S) $4916
  • — Z (S) $4916

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