OSHA Inspection: URBAN OUTFITTERS, INC.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,783 · Current $3,000 Reduced

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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):    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 2, 2019, the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present, which necessitated the use of PPE. Employees cleaned up sewage with an unknown disinfectant but did not assess the hazards of sewage, the unknown disinfectant chemicals and select PPE. This condition potentially exposed the employees to biological and chemical hazards associated with sewage (e.g. bacteria, funguses, parasites, and viruses that can cause intestinal, lung, and other infections and hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, and ammonia), and unknown chemical hazards from the unidentified disinfectant.     (b) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present, which necessitated the use of PPE. Employees painted with Behr Marquee Ceiling Flat Paint & Primer - Pure White but the employer did not assess the hazards of the paint and select PPE. This condition exposed employees to serious eye damage and irritation hazards.    (c) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 2, 2019, the employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards were present or likely to be present, which necessitated the use of PPE. An employee used Roman PRO-838 Heavy Duty Clear Adhesive but the employer did not assess the hazards of the adhesive and select PPE.  This condition exposed the employee to chemical hazards such as eye damage and irritation, skin corrosion, and dermal sensitization.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $5,783 · Current $4,500 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer did not develop, implement, and maintain at the workplace a site specific hazard communication program. Employees were exposed to the following chemicals, including but not limited to:    1) Unknown sewage disinfecting chemical  2) Roman PRO-838 Heavy Duty Adhesive,   3) Behr Marquee Ceiling Flat Paint & Primer - Pure White  4) Miniwax Wood Finish Stain Marker  - Early American 230  5) Rustoleum Spray Paint - Flat white  6) Glidden Premium Paint and Primer - White  7) Clean Strip Mineral Spirits  8) Bernzomatic  9) Ronson Butane Fuel.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6): The employer used written materials, such as signs, placards, process sheets, or batch tickets in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers that failed to identify the container(s) to which they were applicable and did not convey the information required by 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5):    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 31, 2019, the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the identity of the hazardous chemicals contained within. The employer failed to implement the globally harmonized system (GHS) for the labelling  of chemical containers. Portions of the manufacturer's label on a bottle of Clean Strip Mineral Spirits and several paint cans had become partially illegible due the spirits container having a large yellow sticker and the paint cans being covered by paint. The employer failed to put GHS labels on the chemical containers. This condition potentially exposed employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets (SDS) for each hazardous chemical at the site. Employees were exposed to hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to, Glidden Premium Paint and Primer - White, Rustoleum Spray Paint - Flat white, and Miniwax Wood Finish Stain Marker - Early American 230 but the employer did not obtain, maintain, and make readily available the SDSs. This condition exposed employee to chemical health hazards.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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:    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer did not provide employees with information and training about Hazard Communication or hazardous chemicals in their work areas. Employees did not know the hazards of the chemicals in their work areas. This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards, including but not limited to Miniwax Wood Finish Stain Marker - Early American 230 and Roman PRO-838 Heavy Duty Clear Adhesive.       Abatement Note: Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and material safety data sheets.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i): Respirator users were not provided with the information contained in Appendix D to 29 CFR 1910.134 when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible:    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer did not ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was provided with the information contained in Appendix D to this section when the employer determined that any voluntary respirator use was permissible.  The employer provided use 3M 6300 series half-face elastomeric air purifying respirators with organic vapor cartridges and filtering facepiece respirators (dust masks) for voluntary use.  This condition exposed the employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii): The employer did not establish and implement those elements of a written program necessary to ensure that any employee using a respirator voluntarily was medically able to use that respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use does not present a health hazard to the user:    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer allowed voluntary use 3M 6300 series half-face elastomeric air purifying respirators with organic vapor cartridges, while painting and staining, but did not establish and implement a written respiratory protection program to ensure that the employees were medically able to use the respirator, and that the respirator was cleaned, stored, and maintained so that its use did not present a health hazard to the user. The condition potentially exposed employees to a respiratory hazard.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1): The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace:    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer did not provide medical evaluations to determine each employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or allowed to use a respirator in the workplace.  This condition may allow employees with pre-existing medical conditions to use respirators when they are not physically capable of doing so.        Abatement Note: When tight-fitting filtering facepieces voluntary usage is allowed by the employer, you must ensure that the workers are medically able to wear the respirators. Using a respirator may place a physiological burden on employees that varies with the type of respirator worn, the job and workplace conditions in which the respirator is used, and the medical status of the employee. "Appendix C to Sec. 1910.134: OSHA Respirator Medical Evaluation Questionnaire" contains the mandatory information that employees must complete so that a physician (health care professional) may decide if it is appropriate for the employees to wear a respirator.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 12, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that portable fire extinguishers were visually inspected at least monthly. This condition potentially exposed employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Jan 24, 2020

Abate by

May 4, 2020

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    (a) Urban Outfitters, Inc. d.b.a. Anthropologie at 3000 E 1st Ave, Denver, CO: On and around December 2, 2019, the employer failed to ensure that portable fire extinguishers were subjected to an annual maintenance check. This condition potentially exposed employee to fire hazards.