OSHA Inspection: QUALITY CHRISTMAS TREE, LTD.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Abate by

Dec 20, 2022

Penalty

Initial $12,431 · Current $9,323 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(d)(2): The employer did not ensure that hazardous conditions on walking-working surfaces are corrected or repaired before an employee uses the walking-working surface again.  a) On or about August 10, 2022, in the employee breakroom area, where floor holes were not repaired, exposing employees to tripping hazards.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Abate by

Dec 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,287 · Current $6,215 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  a) On or about August 10, 2022, in the employee breakroom building, where an emergency exit door was padlocked and tied with nylon rope, exposing employees to fire hazards.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $14,502 · Current $10,877 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1): Protective eye equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:  a) On or about August 10, 2022, in the garden center, where employees were required to use a corrosive such as Clorox bleach to clean without protective eyewear.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $12,431 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.  a) On or about August 10, 2022, in the garden center, where employees were required to use a corrosive such as Clorox bleach to clean without protective gloves.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Abate by

Dec 16, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:   a) On or about August 10, 2022, in the main canopy building, where an emergency eyewash station was zip-tied, preventing immediate use to employees that are required to use corrosive disinfectants such as, but not limited to, Clorox bleach and Monterey Consan 20.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $8,287 · Current $6,215 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(5): Fan blade guard(s) were not provided where the periphery of the blades was less than seven feet from the floor or working level:  a) On or about August 10, 2022, in the employee breakroom area, where fan blades were not guarded, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $7,770 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical:  a) On or about August 10, 2022, in the breakroom, where a container containing the insecticide Bonide Systemic Insect Control was not labeled.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Abate by

Dec 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $10,360 · Current $7,770 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(c)(2)(v): The employer used forklifts to support scaffold platforms without ensuring that the entire platform was attached to the fork and that the forklift was not moved horizontally while the platform was occupied: [Reference 29 CFR 1910.27(a)]  a) On or about August 18, 2022, in front of the main canopy building, where a forklift was used to support a pallet that was not secured to its forks while it was being raised, exposing an employee to fall hazards.

Issued

Dec 12, 2022

Abate by

Dec 19, 2022

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.451(g)(1): Employees on scaffolds more than 10 feet (3.1 m) above a lower level were not protected from falling to that lower level by fall protection established in paragraphs (g)(1)(i)-(vii) of this section: [Reference 29 CFR 1910.27(a)]   a) On or about August 18, 2022, in front of the main canopy building, where an employee worked from an elevated wooden pallet over 10 feet without a fall protection system.