SCRANTON, PA — 2022-08-30 00:00:00

OSHA Inspection: PENNEY OPCO LLC

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

At a glance

On 2022-08-30 00:00:00, OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PENNEY OPCO LLC in 80 VIEWMONT MALL, SCRANTON, PA 18508 (NAICS 452210). OSHA activity number 346185556.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Where did this inspection happen?

Establishment: PENNEY OPCO LLC
Site address: 80 VIEWMONT MALL
City: SCRANTON
State: PA
ZIP: 18508
Mailing: 80 VIEWMONT MALL, SCRANTON, PA 18508

What kind of inspection was it?

Inspection type: Complaint (B)
Scope: Partial (B)
Discipline: Safety
Advance notice: No
Union status: B

When did the case open and close?

Opened: 2022-08-30 00:00:00
Closing conference: 2023-01-18 00:00:00
Case closed: 2024-02-02 00:00:00
Last modified: 2026-07-21 00:00:00
Data loaded: 2026-07-22 00:20:11

Establishment context

NAICS code: 452210
Employees: 56
Ownership type: A

Citations

11 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.22 A01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 4 instances 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $9,822 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, and service rooms were not kept clean and orderly and in a sanitary condition:  a) Window Stock Room, cage: Employees were exposed to struck-by hazards due to drywall not being secured to the wall, on or about August 30, 2022.  b) Children's Stock Room: Employees were exposed to trip hazards due to passageways /aisleways being cluttered and blocked by products, on or about August 30, 2022.  c) Old Appliance Section / Visuals Stockroom: Employees were exposed to trip hazards due to passageways /aisleways being cluttered and blocked by products, on or about August 30, 2022.  d) Visuals Room: Employees were exposed to trip hazards due to passageways /aisleways being cluttered and blocked by products, on or about August 30, 2022.  Abatement certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (S) $0
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (S) $9822
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (S) $9822

1910.22 A02

Other-than-serious Gravity 1 2 instances 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $9,549

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(2):  Employees were exposed to slips, trips and fall hazards from storage of material and water on the floor because of a leak in the roof, on or about August 30, 2022.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (O) $9549
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (S) $0
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (S) $0

1910.36 B01

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 2 instances 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $14,733 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(b)(1): Two exit routes. At least two exit routes were not available in the workplace to permit prompt evacuation of employees and other building occupants during an emergency, except as allowed in paragraph (b)(3) of this section:   a) Main Stock Room, Loading Dock: Employees were exposed to fire hazards from delayed egress due to only one exit route being present when a secondary exit door was unavailable because it was padlocked, on or about August 30, 2022.  b) Hazardous Waste Room, Loading Dock: Employees were exposed to fire hazards from delayed egress due to only one exit route being present when a secondary exit door was unavailable because it was padlocked, on or about August 30, 2022.  Abatement certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (S) $0
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (S) $14733
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (S) $14733

1910.37 B04

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 2 instances 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $9,549

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  a) Visuals Area/Old Appliance Area: Employees were exposed to fire hazards from a delayed egress due to sign(s) not being posted along the exit access as required towards door #57, on or about August 30, 2022.  b) Main Stock Room: Employees were exposed to fire hazards from a delayed egress due to sign(s) were not posted along the exit access as required towards door #22, on or about August 30, 2022.  c) Men's Stock room/sales floor: Employees were exposed to fire hazards from a delayed egress due to sign(s) were not posted along the exit access as required towards door #33 on or about August 30, 2022.  Abatement certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (O) $9549
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (S) $0
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (S) $0

1910.37 B05

Deleted Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(5): Each doorway or passage along an exit access that could be mistaken for an exit was not marked "Not an Exit" or similar designation, or be identified by a sign indicating its actual use (e.g. closet):  a) Main Stock Room, Loading Dock Door #26:  A padlocked doorway leading to the outside was not marked by a sign designating it as "Not an Exit" which could delay employee egress, on or about August 30, 2022.  Abatement certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (S) $0
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (S) $0
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (S) $0

1910.303 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $9,822 · Current $9,822

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) Main stock room: Employees were exposed to shock hazards due to an outlet box that was not secured to the structure and which was powering a fan, on or about August 30, 2022.  Abatement certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (S) $9822
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (S) $9822
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (S) $9822

1910.303 G01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1): Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  a)  Main Stock Room Electrical Panel near freight elevator: Employees were exposed to shock hazards due to insufficient access and working space being maintained about the electrical panel near freight elevator, limiting access for an employee to power down the electrical panel if an emergency arose, on or about August 30, 2022.  Abatement certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (S) $0
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (S) $0
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (S) $0

1910.305 B02 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 5 2 instances 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i): Pull boxes, junction boxes, and fittings were not provided with covers approved for the purpose:  a) Main Stock Room: Employees were exposed to electrical shock hazards due to a switch that has a missing cover plate which powered overhead lights for the elevator and Prestige Office, on or about August 30, 2022.  b) Main Stock Room: Employees were exposed to shock hazards due to an outlet powering a portable floor fan that did not have a cover plate affixed, on or about August 30, 2022.  Abatement certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (O) $0
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (S) $0
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (S) $0

1910.37 B02

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $49,110 · Current $15,625 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":  a) Men's Stock Room, Door #33: Employees were exposed to fire hazards from delayed egress due to an exit door that was not marked by a sign reading "Exit", on or about August 30, 2022.  The employer, Penney OpCO LLC dba JCPenney, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1450938, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on February 20, 2020, with respect to a workplace located at 3075 Clairton Road Suite 100, West Mifflin, PA 15123.  Abatement certification and documentation required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (S) $15625
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (R) $49110
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (R) $49110

1904.40 A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $2,455 · Current $2,455

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.40(a): The employer did not provide OSHA 300 Log information within 4 business hours:  a) Store Wide: Employer did not provide OSHA 300 Log information within four (4) hours of the request on August 30, 2022.  Abatement Certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (O) $2455
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (O) $2455
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (O) $2455

1910.141 A03 I

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 56 exposed

Issued: Feb 24, 2023
Abate by: Mar 8, 2023
Penalty: Initial $1,378 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.141(a)(3)(i): Places of employment were not kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allowed:  a) Employee locker room: The employer did not keep the place of employment clean in that the ceiling tiles had visible staining and growth, on or about August 30, 2022.  Abatement certification required.

Recent events (3)

2023-09-01 00:00:00 — J (O) $0
2023-03-22 00:00:00 — C (O) $1378
2023-02-24 00:00:00 — Z (O) $1378

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Source

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346185556.

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