OSHA Inspection: COCA-COLA BEVERAGE CO. MICRONESIA INC.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 Reduced

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. In front of the main office:  An electrical receptacle box designed to be installed inside of a wall was used on the end of an extension cord.  Employees were exposed to fire and electrical hazards  b. Salvage area:   An electrical receptacle box designed to be installed inside of a wall was used on the end of an extension cord.  Employees were exposed to fire and electrical hazards  c. Salvage area floor:  An electrical receptacle box designed to be installed inside of a wall was used on the end of an extension cord.  Employees were exposed to fire and electrical hazards

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasion, and openings through which conductors enter were not effectively closed:  Cords were not protected from abrasion and opening through which conductors entered were not effectively closed.  a. In front of the main office:  Extension cord connected to a panel and a receptacle box was not protected from abrasion and openings on the panel and the receptacle box were not effectively closed, exposing employees to shock hazards.   b. Salvage area:   Extension cord connected to a panel and a receptacle box was not protected from abrasion and openings on the panel and the receptacle box were not effectively closed, exposing employees to shock hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 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:   Electrical cords were connected directly to the panel boxes exposing employees to shock hazards.   a. In front of the main office:  a cord with a junction box on one end was connected directly to the panel box's internal mechanism exposing employees to shock hazards.  b. Salvage area:  a cord with a junction box  on one end was connected directly to the panel box exposing employees to shock hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $4,096 · Current $2,867 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(ii): Flexible cords were not used in continuous lengths without splice or tap:  Salvage area north wall: Wires were spliced to a flexible cord used to power a light used light an area outside the facility. Employees were exposed to fire and electrical hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(e)(2): At this establishment, the employer was not visually inspecting the portable fire extinguishers at least monthly.  Throughout the warehouse:  Monthly inspections to ensure fire extinguishers were serviceable and operational for incipient firefighting were not conducted, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(a)(2)(x): Flexible cords and cables were not protected from accidental damage, as might be caused, for example, by sharp corners, projections, and doorways or other pinch points:  Salvage area: The extension cord used to power a fan was routed under boxes and various crates, exposing employees to fire and electrical hazards

Issued

Sep 29, 2021

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6:  Southwest corner of warehouse: Compressed gas cylinders, that were not in use, were not secured to prevent from falling over exposing employees to struck-by hazards.