OSHA Inspection: HOM FURNITURE, INC.

Issued

May 20, 2022

Abate by

Jun 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,044 · Current $4,226 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  a) HOM Furniture, Inc., at 2601 South Louise Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to January 6, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that employees who accessed the pallet shelving system in the receiving area of the facility utilized a fall protection system while exposed to fall hazards greater than four feet when placing and/or removing seasonal items from the storage racks.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards ranging from eight to 13 feet to the concrete below.

Issued

May 20, 2022

Abate by

Jun 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $7,044 · Current $4,226 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(d)(5)(iii): Flammable liquids were not kept in closed metal containers stored in a storage cabinet or in safety cans:  a) HOM Furniture, Inc., at 2601 South Louise Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to January 6, 2022, the employer did not store gasoline used for maintenance operations in an approved closed metal container in that a five gallon plastic gas can, with at least three gallons of gasoline was being stored, long term in a closet, off-gassing, with no ventilation.  This condition exposed employees to fire and explosion hazards associated with combustion of vapors off-gassing from the plastic gas can.

Issued

May 20, 2022

Abate by

Jun 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $5,283 · Current $3,170 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures:  a) HOM Furniture, Inc., at 2601 South Louise Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to January 6, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that a live, 120-volt unprotected electrical wire that was protruding through a box in the communications room of the facility was properly protected from accidental employee contact.  This conditions exposed employees to shock and electrocution hazards.

Issued

May 20, 2022

Abate by

Jun 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(1):The exit route was not adequately lit:  a)HOM Furniture, Inc., at 2601 South Louise Avenue Sioux Falls, SD 57106:  On or about and at times prior to January 6, 2022, the employer failed to ensure that lighting in the southwest emergency stairwell exit was functional in the event of a power outage or subsequent emergency in that lighting did not function on battery power.  This condition exposed employees to injuries associated with trips and falls while attempting emergency egress through a dark stairwell.