OSHA Inspection: TIGHE WAREHOUSING & DISTRIBUTION INC

Issued

Mar 25, 2025

Abate by

May 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,362 · Current $3,500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) - The employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces are maintained in a safe condition:  a) Location - Second Floor Mezzanine Storage Area  On or about, 11/21/24, employees were exposed to slip, trip, and fall hazards from gouges in the floor of the storage area.

Issued

Mar 25, 2025

Abate by

May 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $3,500

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(e)(2) - The door that connects any room to an exit route did not swing out in the direction of exit travel when the room is designed to be occupied by more than 50 people or if the room is a high hazard area:  a) Location - Material Storage Area  On or about, 11/21/24, a door leading to the exterior of the building that swings inward was designated as an exit; employees may not be able to use the marked exit unimpeded due to the door's orientation.

Issued

Mar 25, 2025

Abate by

May 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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) Location - Material Storage Area  On or about, 11/21/24, paths of egress through the facility leading to an exterior exit were not identified as required; employees may not be able to locate the exits at the front of the facility in the event of a fire.

Issued

Mar 25, 2025

Abate by

May 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,362 · Current $3,500 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) Location - Charging Station, Material Storage Area  On or about, 11/21/24, a series of live electrical panels were obstructed by forklift charging equipment.  b) Location - Second Floor Mezzanine Storage Area  On or about, 11/21/24, a series of live electrical panels were obstructed by stored materials.

Issued

Mar 25, 2025

Abate by

May 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $23,410 · Current $9,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) - Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  a) Location - Second Floor Mezzanine Storage Area  On or about, 11/21/24, employees were exposed to fall hazards greater than 10 feet while conducting material lifting operations without fall protection.  Tighe Warehousing & Distribution Inc DBA Tighe Logistics Group was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1587938, citation number (1), item number (1) and was affirmed as a final order on 09/01/2022, with respect to a workplace located at 45 Holton Street, Winchester, MA 01890.

Issued

Mar 25, 2025

Abate by

May 9, 2025

Penalty

Initial $18,725 · Current $6,000 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1) - Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition was not taken out of service, and/or repairs were not made by authorized personnel:  a) Location - Material Storage Area  On or about, 11/21/24, the employer did not remove a powered industrial truck that was not in safe operating condition from service.  Tighe Warehousing & Distribution Inc DBA Tighe Logistics Group was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, 29 CFR 1910.178(q)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1587938, citation number (1), item number (2b) and was affirmed as a final order on 09/01/2022, with respect to a workplace located at 45 Holton Street, Winchester, MA 01890.

Issued

Mar 25, 2025

Abate by

Apr 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $1,315 · Current $500 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6) - The employer did not certify that each operator has been trained and evaluated as required by this paragraph (l):  a) Location - Material Storage Area  On or about, 11/21/24, employees had not been certified to operate powered industrial trucks by the employer as required.