METHUEN, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: BIG LOTS STORES, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of BIG LOTS STORES, INC. in 40 JACKSON STREET, METHUEN, MA 01844 (NAICS 452990). OSHA activity number 344625256.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BIG LOTS STORES, INC.
- Site address
- 40 JACKSON STREET
- City
- METHUEN
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01844
- Mailing
- 40 JACKSON STREET, METHUEN, MA 01844
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 452990
- Employees
- 100
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.37 A03
- Issued
- May 1, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $48,195 · Current $5,800 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed: (a) Location - 40 Jackson Street, Methuen, MA: On or about 02/12/2020, exit route was not kept free and unobstructed. Big Lots was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard 1910.37 (a) (3), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1385854, citation number 01, item number 01 and was affirmed as a final order on 06/06/2019, with respect to a workplace located at 467 W. Penn Avenue, Cleona, PA.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $5800
- · Z (R) $48195
1910.303 B08 I
- Issued
- May 1, 2020
- Abate by
- May 20, 2020
- Penalty
- Initial $1,082 · Current $700 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(8)(i): Electrical equipment was not firmly secured to the surface on which it was mounted: (a) Location - 40 Jackson Street, Methuen, MA: On or about 02/12/2020, an energized electrical line on the wall was not securely mounted.
Recent events (2)
- · I (O) $700
- · Z (O) $1082
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 344625256.
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