OSHA Inspection: EXPRESS WHOLESALE PLANT, INC.

Issued

2025-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3215.00 · Current $1500.00 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:  Laundry Area:  Employer did not provide suitable flushing facilities for eyes and body for employees who used corrosive laundry products such as stain removers and laundry detergent such as Ultra Protect pH buffered sour, Mega Pur All-In-One laundry detergent, Vivo Oleo and Viva Conibi, stain removers such as Hydret 2, Solvex 3, Great Value Clear Ammonia, RustGo, "G" Go, Odosorb, and Ink Go to treat stains on clothing and linens as well as wet laundering and drycleaning.

Issued

2025-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2412.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): Employer did not select and have each affected employee use, the types of personal protective equipment that would protect the affected employee(s) from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment:   Establishment:  Employer did not select and have each affected employee use chemical resistant gloves and eye protection for employees who handled corrosive hazardous laundry products such as Ultra Protect pH buffered sour, Mega Pur All-In-One laundry detergent, Vivo Oleo and Viva Conibi, stain removers such as Hydret 2, Solvex 3, Great Value Clear Ammonia, RustGo, "G" Go, Odosorb, and Ink Go to treat stains on clothing and linens as well as wet laundering and drycleaning.

Issued

2025-03-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2412.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv): Overcurrent devices for circuits rated 600 volts, nominal, or less, were not readily accessible to each employee or authorized building management personnel:  Wet Laundry Area:  Access to 480-volt circuit panels were blocked by a rack that stored various hazardous and corrosive laundry cleaning products.

Issued

2025-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3215.00 · Current $1500.00 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:  Establishment:  Employer did not develop and implement a written hazard communication program as required by this section including labeling, all safety data sheets, and employee training for employees who use various hazardous laundry products such as Ultra Protect pH buffered sour, Mega Pur All-In-One laundry detergent, Vivo Oleo and Viva Conibi, stain removers such as Hydret 2, Solvex 3, Great Value Clear Ammonia, RustGo, "G" Go, Odosorb, and Ink Go to treat stains on clothing and linens as well as wet laundering and drycleaning.

Issued

2025-03-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-06-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  Production Area:  Adjacent to the wet laundry machines, a portable fire extinguisher was not subject to an annual maintenance check where employees use wet and drycleaning machines and combustible/flammable stain removers such as isopropyl alcohol and drycleaning solvents.