OSHA Inspection: SPRINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6620.00 · Current $4703.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and/or unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route.  a) Paterson Facility: Exit route was no free and unobstructed. Exit was blocked by pallets from the outside and material, garbage on the inside, on or about 7/30/24.  b) Paterson Facility: Exit route was not accessible as it was being blocked by a metal rolling gate, on or about 7/30/24.   c) Passaic Facility Building # 13 storage 3rd floor: Exit door was being block with merchandise, on or about 10/3024.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3783.00 · Current $2059.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(e)(4)(iii): LP gas container(s) installed on internal combustion engine vehicles were not securely mounted to prevent jarring loose, slipping or rotating:  a) Paterson facility, Mitsubishi forklift. LP gas container was not securely mounted to prevent jarring loose. The LP gas was not installed on the index pin, on or about 7/30/24.  b) Passaic facility, TOYOTA forklift: LP gas container was not securely mounted to prevent jarring loose. The LP gas was not installed on the index pin and the secure strap was wedge with a piece of cardboard, on or about 10/30/24.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3783.00 · Current $2459.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.110(f)(6)(ii): LP-gas containers were not in a suitable enclosure or otherwise protected against tampering:  a) Facility-outside: Full LP Gas- containers were not in a suitable enclosure to prevent to prevent against tampering, on or about 7/30/24.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5675.00 · Current $3689.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances were not provided in aisle ways.  Aisles and passageways were not kept clear with no obstructions across or in aisles creating a hazard.   a) Facility: Aisles were not kept clear where mechanical handling equipment was use, on or about 7/30/24.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5675.00 · Current $3689.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(ii): The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the training required by paragraph (l), except as permitted by paragraph (l)(5), prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck.  a) Passaic Facility: The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the forklift training prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck. Employees were observed operating a Powered Industrial Trucks without successfully completing forklift training, on or about 7/30/24.  b) Passaic Facility: The employer did not ensure that each operator had successfully completed the forklift training prior to permitting an employee to operate a powered industrial truck. Employees were observed operating a Powered Industrial Trucks without successfully completing forklift training, on or about 7/30/24.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5675.00 · Current $3689.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(i): Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings were not effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.   a) Facility: Employees were exposed to electrical hazards while knockout fittings were not provided in panel boxes, on or about 7/30/24.  b) Facility Panel box:  Employees were exposed to electrical hazards while breaker was missing in the panel boxes, on or about 7/30/24.

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5675.00 · Current $3689.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/ or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)   a) Building Interior: Employees were using flexible cords as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure to power the different equipment, on or about 7/30/24

Issued

2025-01-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-02-19 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $946.00 · Current $615.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:  a) At the facility, 178 Keen Street, Paterson, NJ - Building Office: A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not complete by 7/30/24.