NORTH PLATTE, NE —
OSHA Inspection: IDEAL LAUNDRY & CLEANERS
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of IDEAL LAUNDRY & CLEANERS in 116 WEST 6TH STREET, NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101 (NAICS 812332). OSHA activity number 346484314.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- IDEAL LAUNDRY & CLEANERS
- Site address
- 116 WEST 6TH STREET
- City
- NORTH PLATTE
- State
- NE
- ZIP
- 69101
- Mailing
- 506 S BELTLINE HWY E, SCOTTSBLUFF, NE 69361
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- 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
- 812332
- Employees
- 35
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.25 B07
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $8,036 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.25(b)(7): Standard stairs were not used to provide access from one walking-working surface to another when operations necessitated regular and routine travel between levels, including access to operating platforms for equipment: The employer was failing to protect employees from falls. This was most recently documented on or about February 6, 2023 at the Ideal Laundry & Cleaners facility located at 116 West 6th Street, North Platte, Nebraska. A ship stair was allowed to be used by employees to access and operate the elevated boiler valve daily.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $8036
1910.25 B03
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3): The employer did not ensure that stairs had uniform riser heights and tread depths between landings: The employer was failing to protect employees from falls. This was most recently documented on or about February 6, 2023 at the Ideal Laundry & Cleaners facility located at 116 West 6th Street, North Platte, Nebraska. The stair used by employees to access and operate the elevated boiler valve did not have uniform riser heights.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.25 B04
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.25(b)(4): The employer did not ensure that stairway landings and platforms were at least the width of the stair and at least 30 inches (76 cm) in depth, as measured in the direction of travel: The employer was failing to protect employees from falls. This was most recently documented on or about February 6, 2023 at the Ideal Laundry & Cleaners facility located at 116 West 6th Street, North Platte, Nebraska. Top platform of the stair used by employees to access and operate the elevated boiler valve was not at least 30 inches in depth.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.25 C04
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.25(c)(4): The employer did not ensure that standard stairs had a minimum width of 22 inches (56 cm) between vertical barriers: The employer was failing to protect employees from falls. This was most recently documented on or about February 6, 2023 at the Ideal Laundry & Cleaners facility located at 116 West 6th Street, North Platte, Nebraska. The employer did not ensure that a standard stair with a minimum width of 22 inches between vertical barriers was used by employees to access and operate the elevated boiler valve.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.147 C01
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2023
- Abate by
- May 3, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $14,063 · Current $13,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1): The employer did not establish a program consisting of an energy control procedure, employee training and periodic inspections to ensure that before any employee performed any servicing or maintenance on a machine or equipment where the unexpected energizing, startup or release of stored energy could occur and cause injury, the machine or equipment shall be isolated from the energy source and rendered inoperative: The employer was failing to protect employees from hazardous energy in machines and equipment. This was most recently documented on or about February 6, 2023 at the Ideal Laundry & Cleaners facility located at 116 West 6th Street, North Platte, Nebraska. The employer did not ensure elements of the energy control program, which consisted of specific energy control procedures, employee training and periodic inspections, were established and implemented. Machines in the facility that required servicing and maintenance included but were not limited to dryers, washers and steam tunnel.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $13500
- — Z (S) $14063
1910.178 L01 II
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $6,026 · Current $5,500 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck: The employer was failing to protect employees from struck-by hazards. This was most recently documented on or about February 6, 2023 at the Ideal Laundry & Cleaners facility located at 116 West 6th Street, North Platte, Nebraska. The forklift operators did not receive forklift training and evaluation as specified in this paragraph (l) before being allowed to operate forklifts independently.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $5500
- — Z (S) $6026
1904.32 B06
- Issued
- Mar 17, 2023
- Abate by
- Apr 12, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $2,009 · Current $1,000 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6): An annual summary OSHA 300A Form was not posted by February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and kept in place until April 30: The employer was failing to protect employees from injuries. This was most recently documented on or about February 6, 2023 at the Ideal Laundry & Cleaners facility located at 116 West 6th Street, North Platte, Nebraska. The employer did not post the annual summary OSHA 300A Form from the previous year in the workplace.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $1000
- — Z (O) $2009
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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 346484314.
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