OSHA Inspection: SUPERIOR PALLETS, INC.

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) On or about 08/15/2023, in the warehouse; an exit route was blocked by stacks of pallets that could not be easily moved.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $3,572 · Current $2,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  a) On or about 08/15/2023, throughout the warehouse; employees were exposed to fire hazards when directional exit signs were not posted directing employees to exit door locations.  Exit doors were not visible when blocked by racks of pallets stacked approximately 40 high.   ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $893 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.41(a)(2):29 CFR 1904.41(a)(2) Annual electronic submission of OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses by establishments with 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees in designated industries. If your establishment had 20 or more employees but fewer than 250 employees at any time during the previous calendar year, and your establishment is classified in an industry listed in appendix A to subpart E of this part, then you must electronically submit information from OSHA Form 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses to OSHA or OSHA's designee. You must submit the information once a year, no later than the date listed in paragraph (c) of this section of the year after the calendar year covered by the form.  a) On or about 08/15/2023 at Superior Pallets; the employer failed during calendar year 2023, to electronically submit information from their 2022 OSHA Form 300A or equivalent by 03/02/2023. The establishment employed 29 employees and was classified under NAICS industry code 321920 during calendar year 2022.  ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED

Issued

Aug 30, 2023

Abate by

Oct 2, 2023

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l) through a certification that included the name of the operator, the date of the training, that date of evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training or evaluation:  a) On or about 08/15/2023, in the warehouse; employer did not have written certifications for each Powered Industrial Vehicles (PIV)'s operator.  Employees use PIVs such as, but not limited to; five(5) 3000lbs propane forklift trucks to move materials throughout the facility.      ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED