PROVIDENCE, RI —
OSHA Inspection: GREAT IN COUNTERS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of GREAT IN COUNTERS, INC. in 100 WHIPPLE STREET, PROVIDENCE, RI 02908 (NAICS 327991). OSHA activity number 346404262.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- GREAT IN COUNTERS, INC.
- Site address
- 100 WHIPPLE STREET
- City
- PROVIDENCE
- State
- RI
- ZIP
- 02908
- Mailing
- 100 WHIPPLE STREET, P.O. BOX 2, PROVIDENCE, RI 02908
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 327991
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2023
- Abate by
- May 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $9,297 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to fire hazards from smoking cigarettes while operating propane powered forklifts. a) Stone yard located at 100 Whipple Street, Providence, RI 02908: On or about 12/21/2022 and times prior, the employer allowed an employee to smoke cigarettes while sitting on and operating a propane powered forklift.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9297
- — Z (S) $9297
1910.178 L01 I
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2023
- Abate by
- May 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $9,297 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l): a) Stone yard located at 100 Whipple Street, Providence, RI 02908: On or about 12/21/2022, the employer did not successfully complete the necessary forklift training and evaluation to properly certify one of their operators in the use of this equipment.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $9297
- — Z (S) $9297
1910.178 N06
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2023
- Abate by
- May 8, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(n)(6): Industrial truck drivers were not required to look in the direction of, and keep a clear view of the path of travel. a) Stone yard located at 100 Whipple Street, Providence, RI 02908: On or about 12/21/2022, a forklift operator carrying a stone slab remnant hoisted in the air, was unable to see his path of travel when transporting the load, which exposed a ground worker to struck-by hazards from standing in the operator's blind spot.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.178 P01
- Issued
- Mar 23, 2023
- Abate by
- Oct 25, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $9,727
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(p)(1): Powered industrial truck(s) found to be in need of repair, defective, or in any way unsafe had not been taken out of service until restored to safe operating condition(s). a) On or about 12/21/2022, Caterpillar Forklift, Model GC70K, serial #AT8900874 was in operation when the tires showed significant wear, to include the solid cushion tread coming apart.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $9727
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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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 346404262.
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