OSHA Inspection: GOODWILL OF COLORADO

Issued

May 25, 2021

Abate by

Jul 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $5,851 · Current $5,851

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) Goodwill of Colorado, dba Discover Goodwill of Southern & Western Colorado at 630 24 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81505: On or before February 22, 2021, the employer used portable power electrical strips, daisy chained together with other portable electrical power strips and flexible cords in the pricing area of the facility and was not installed in accordance with its listing. The employer used temporary power strips and extension cords to power portable space heaters and other appliances.  This condition exposed employees to fire and electrical hazards.

Issued

May 25, 2021

Abate by

Jul 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.   a) Goodwill of Colorado, dba Discover Goodwill of Southern & Western Colorado at 630 24 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81505: On or before February 22, 2021, the employer used flexible cords and/or cables as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure.  The employer used temporary power taps/power strips and extension cords in the pricing area of the facility to provide electrical power to portable space heaters and other appliances.  This condition exposed employees to shock and electrical hazards.

Issued

May 25, 2021

Abate by

Jul 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $7,802 · Current $2,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Employee training did not include the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used:   a) Goodwill of Colorado, dba Discover Goodwill of Southern & Western Colorado at 630 24 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81505: On or before February 22, 2021, the employer did not provide training to employees, that included the measures employees can take to protect themselves from chemical hazards, including specific procedures the employer had implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures and personal protective equipment to be used.  Employees handle and transport chemicals and various liquids and gases that are dropped off and stored at the facility.  This condition exposed employees to chemical exposure hazards.

Issued

May 25, 2021

Abate by

Jun 21, 2021

Penalty

Initial $48,765 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.242(b):Compressed air used for cleaning purposes was not reduced to less than 30 p.s.i.:  a) Goodwill of Colorado, dba Discover Goodwill of Southern & Western Colorado at 630 24 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81505: On or before February 22, 2021, the employer did not protect employees from injury in that compressed air nozzles used for cleaning off merchandise in the pricing area was not reduced to less than 30 psi.  The compressed air line was pressurized at 140 p.s.i.  This condition exposed employees using the compressed air to a hazard of embolism in the blood stream and struck-by hazards.  Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1910.242(b), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1371387, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on March 20, 2019, with respect to a workplace located at 16218 Jackson Creek Pkwy, Monument, CO 80132.

Issued

May 25, 2021

Abate by

Jul 2, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification which included the requirements as outlined in 29 CFR 1910.132(d):  a) Goodwill of Colorado, dba Discover Goodwill of Southern & Western Colorado at 630 24 1/2 Road, Grand Junction, CO 81505: On or before February 22, 2021, the employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment had been performed for employees handling   hazardous chemicals, through a written certification which included and identified the following: 1)	The workplace evaluated; 2)	The person certifying that the evaluation had been performed; 3)	The date(s) of the hazard assessment; and, 4)	The document identified as a certification of the hazard assessment.