OSHA Inspection: WILDHORSE RESORT AND CASINO

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $5,876 · Current $2,938 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1):Sufficient access and working space was not provided and maintained about all electric equipment (operating at 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground) to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment:  (a)  Coffee Shop area, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to electrical fire hazard due to numerous electrical panels blocked by combustible materials, carts, and miscellaneous objects. resulting in burn/ electrocution injuries.  (b)  Facilities building, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to electrical fire hazard due to numerous electrical panels blocked by combustible materials, carts, and miscellaneous objects. resulting in burn/ electrocution injuries.  (c)  Employee break area, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to electrical fire hazard due to numerous electrical panels blocked by combustible materials, carts, and miscellaneous objects. resulting in burn/ electrocution injuries.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1):All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces were not kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition:  (a) Coffee Shop area,  on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof:  Employees were exposed to trip fall hazard due to protruding objects (food prep carts, sanitary equipment) in employee work space area. Resulting in potential minor injuries to body extremities.  (b) Hotel facility maintenance area, Employees were exposed to trip fall hazard due to protruding objects (food prep carts, sanitary equipment) in employee work space area. Resulting in minor injuries to body extremities.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.22(c):The employer did not provide, and ensure each employee used, a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces:  (a) Coffee Shop area, on or about 12 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to trip fall hazard due to protruding objects (food prep carts, sanitary equipment) in employee workspace area. Resulting in potential minor injuries to body extremities.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(4):Safeguards designed to protect employees during an emergency (e.g., sprinkler systems, alarm systems, fire doors, exit lighting) were not in proper working order at all times.  (a) Coffee Shop area, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to an exit route path lighting that is not operational. Resulting in potential trip/fall  and burn injuries from trying to exit building during an emergency event.  (b)  H/R Building, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to an exit route path lighting that is not operational. Resulting in trip/fall  and burn injuries from trying to exit building during an emergency event.  (c) Facilities shop area, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to an exit route path lighting that is not operational. Resulting in trip/fall  and burn injuries from trying to exit building during an emergency event.    (d) Facilities office building, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to an exit route path lighting that is not operational. Resulting in trip/fall  and burn injuries from trying to exit building during an emergency event.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(4)(iii):An evaluation of each powered industrial truck operator's performance was not conducted at least once every three years.  (a) Facility maintenance shop, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employer failed to conduct power industrial truck operator performance refresher training at least every three years. Exposing employees to potential accidents and injuries to out dated safety practices for operator techniques, equipment operations and controls.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.212(a)(1):Machine guarding was not provided to protect operator(s) and other employees from hazards created by in-going nip points, rotating parts, and/or flying chips and sparks:  (a) Facility maintenance shop, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof:  Employees were exposed to struck by and caught in hazards such as flying chips and clothing caught in rotating parts. Employer failed to ensure that the drill press was equipped with a guard sufficient to protect the operator from the rotating chuck and flying debris created during operation.  (b)  Hotel facility maintenance area, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof:  Employees were exposed to struck by and caught in hazards such as flying chips and clothing caught in rotating parts. Employer failed to ensure that the drill press was equipped with a guard sufficient to protect the operator from the rotating chuck and flying debris created during operation.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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.  (a) Hotel facility maintenance  area, on or about 12 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to fire and electrical shock hazardous condition from a Relocatable power tap (power strips) were series-connected (daisy-chained) to extension cords or other power strips resulting in potential minor burns and electrical shock.   For Reference:  Underwriters Laboratories (UL), refers to power strips as Relocatable Power Taps (RPTs) and, in its "General Information for Electrical Equipment Directory" (sometimes called the UL white book or UL Directory) contains instructions that require UL-listed RPTs to be directly connected to a permanently installed branch circuit receptacle; they are not to be series-connected to other RPTs or connected to extension cords.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet:  (a) Facility maintenance area, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employer fail to provide compiled list of known hazardous chemicals to be present using a product identifier that was not referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet exposing employees  to potential eye and skin injuries.  (b)  Warehouse, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employer fail to provide compiled list of known hazardous chemicals to be present using a product identifier that was not referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet exposing employees  to potential eye and skin injuries.  (c) H/R building, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employer fail to provide compiled list of known hazardous chemicals to be present using a product identifier that was not referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet exposing employees  to eye and skin injuries.

Issued

May 23, 2024

Abate by

Jun 20, 2024

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(10): The employer did not ensure that workplace labels or other forms of warnings were legible.  (a) Shop area,  on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to potential serious injuries from numerous unlabeled contains or labels that were not legible resulting to unknown chemical hazards which could cause serious burns or eye injuries or illnesses.  (b)H/R building, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to potential serious injuries from numerous unlabeled contains or labels that were not legible resulting to unknown chemical hazards which could cause serious burns or eye injuries or illnesses.  (c) Warehouse area, on or about 11 April 2024 and at times thereof: Employees were exposed to serious injuries from numerous unlabeled contains or labels that were not legible resulting to unknown chemical hazards which could cause serious burns or eye injuries or illnesses.