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OSHA Inspection: BIG LOTS STORES, INC.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

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.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
40 JACKSON STREET
City
METHUEN
State
MA
ZIP
01844
Mailing
40 JACKSON STREET, METHUEN, MA 01844
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
452990
Employees
100
Ownership type
Private (A)

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.37 A03

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
May 1, 2020
Penalty
Initial $48,195 · Current $5,800 Reduced
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

Other-than-serious 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
May 1, 2020
Abate by
May 20, 2020
Penalty
Initial $1,082 · Current $700 Reduced
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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