AVON, CT —
OSHA Inspection: MICHAELS STORES, INC. (#2084)
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
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.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- MICHAELS STORES, INC. (#2084)
- Site address
- 315 WEST MAIN STREET
- City
- AVON
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06001
- Mailing
- 315 WEST MAIN STREET, AVON, CT 06001
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
- 451120
- Employees
- 25
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- May 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,916 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- May 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- May 13, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,916 · Current $0 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: 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
- Issued
- May 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,916 · Current $4,916
General-duty citation text
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
- Issued
- May 13, 2020
- Abate by
- Jun 30, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $4,916 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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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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 344474689.
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