OSHA Inspection: WILLIAMS-SONOMA, INC.

Issued

2023-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8929.00 · Current $4500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): Working spaces with electrical equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less was used for storage:  a) Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 340 Middlesex Center Blvd. MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08831 - Warehouse: Electrical disconnect area(s) were used for storage of miscellaneous materials.                       Condition noted on or about 03/14/2023.

Issued

2023-08-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-08-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(3)(ii):The point of operation of machines whose operation exposes an employee to injury, was not provided with guard which was in conformity with any appropriate standards therefor, or, in the absence of applicable specific standards, was so designed and constructed as to prevent the operator from having any part of his body in the danger zone during the operating cycle.  a) Williams-Sonoma, Inc. 340 Middlesex Center Blvd. MONROE TOWNSHIP, NJ 08831, at bay door #21 - The employer did not ensure that the point of operation on the compactor was guarded, in that the safety interlock did not function for the door.  Condition noted on or about 03/14/2023, in the recycled wood area.