OSHA Inspection: A & A QUALITY APPLIANCE, INC.

Issued

Dec 1, 2023

Abate by

Dec 27, 2023

Penalty

Initial $9,488 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 struck-by hazards:  (a)	On or about June 15, 2023, employees were required to store, add, and pick heavy items such as washing machines, clothes dryers, and microwave ovens from storage racks that five levels high.  The storage rack system is made up of steel structural members in the form of a frame, post, and beams to form a bay.  Two separate vertical posts on different rows had been struck by equipment and were damaged and bent near the work floor.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.  Feasible and acceptable abatement methods include, but are not limited to:  1)	Conduct regular visual inspections of the racking system to identify damaged and/or bent structural framing and fix as needed.  2)	Install physical barriers near row ends to prevent forklifts and other mechanized equipment from damaging vertical rack posts.

Issued

Dec 1, 2023

Abate by

Dec 7, 2023

Penalty

Initial $7,590 · Current $2,600 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  (a)	On or about June 15, 2023, the employer did not provide suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes in the forklift battery charging area in that the plumbed-in eyewash was blocked by a metal bailing machine and was not accessible for use.  Corrosive buildup was located on the plastic casing of the Interstate Batteries 24-volt battery used in the Picker Raymond-5 and on the plastic casing of the battery RPB922340 used on the Crown forklift-1.  This condition exposed employees to serious eye injuries and damage.

Issued

Dec 1, 2023

Abate by

Dec 11, 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 over current device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:  (a)	On or about June 15, 2023, the employer did not ensure each circuit breaker in panel L1S and in panel H1S was identified.  The two panels were located inside the facility near the shipping and receiving area.  Several of the circuit breakers were not marked to indicate its purpose.  This condition potentially exposed the employees to electrical hazards.