OSHA Inspection: FRANCIS E. DORSEY ENTERPRISE, INC.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $1,406 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers was equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as described in 29 CFR 1910.28 Table D-2-Stairway Handrail Requirements:  Warehouse Staircases (2)- The 48 inch wide stairways were not equipped with mid-rails and complete handrails systems on the open sides and handrails on the enclosed sides, as specified in Table D-2.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Sep 11, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $3,282 Reduced

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:  Listed and labeled electrical equipment was not used in accordance with the listing and labeling, in the following instances:  a) North Wall, Carpet Area  - The dark brown Intertek extension cord was plugged into two light brown Intertek extension cords.  b) Down-in-One, Recliner Land - Ten relocatable power taps (RPTs) by Kensington, Global, and GE were connected to each other in a chain with electric reclining chairs plugged into them. c)  Down-in-Two, Front Sofa Area- Five RPTs by Global and an unmarked brand were connected to each other in a chain with electric sofas plugged into them. d) Area Four, Second Bay - The plastic insulation on the GFCI outlet was cracked and missing.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Sep 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  Extension cords were used as a substitute for fixed wiring, in the following instances:  a) North Wall, Carpet Area - The brown Intertek extension cord was supplying power to a recliner. b) North Wall, Carpet Area - The dark brown Intertek extension cord was supplying power to three recliners and two brown Intertek extension cords. c) Down-in-One, Entertainment Center Area - The Intertek extension cord was plugged into the Surge Strip Transient Voltage Surge Suppressor. d) Down-in-One, North Wall Office - The white extension cord was supplying power to a recliner. e) Front with Sofas - Electric sofas were plugged into an orange three-tap extension cord, which had a Kensington power strip and electric-motorized sofas plugged into it. f) Recliner Land - The brown Intertek extension cords were connected from the outlet to the RPTs that were daisy chained from the wall to throughout the entire middle section of the floor.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Sep 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,349 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5): The path to ground from circuits, equipment, and enclosures was not permanent, continuous, and effective:  Workshop Entrance - The employer did not ensure the path to ground from the light switch and metal box was continuous and effective.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Sep 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $4,688 · Current $3,282 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(i): Conductors entering cutout boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not protected from abrasions:  Workshop, Air Compressor - The conductors entering the electrical box were not protected from abrasions.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Sep 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy:  Outlet boxes were not provided with a cover, in the following instances:  a) Area Four, Second Bay - Standard outlet box was not provided with a cover. b) Front Sofa Area - Standard outlet box was not provided with a cover. c) Workshop - Standard outlet box was not provided with a cover.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $1,406 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  Dorsey Furniture Store - The employer did not establish a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:  a) Workshop - Fire extinguishers were not inspected monthly. b) Show Rooms - Fire extinguishers were not inspected monthly.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Oct 17, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  a) Up-in-One - The portable fire extinguisher on the top floor was  not annually inspected. b) Workshop - The portable fire extinguisher was not annually inspected.

Issued

Aug 29, 2023

Abate by

Sep 25, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  Workshop - Circuit breakers 14, 15, 16, 17, and 19 were not labeled in the GE electrical panel.