OSHA Inspection: SYMBOTIC, LLC DBA SYMBOTIC TECHNOLOGIES

Issued

2025-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $14895.00

General-duty citation text

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) 1955 W. North Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60161 - On or about January 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were able to use a safe means of access and egress to and from walking-working surfaces within the driveway of the automated racking structure operated by Symbotic, LLC to access levels 6 and 7 accessible by each driveway. Employee(s) used structural components on opposing sides of the open area of the driveway as steps to access the levels to complete a driveway reset.   (b) 1955 W. North Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60161 - On or about January 24, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were able to use a safe means of access and egress to and from walking working surfaces including the transfer deck of level 11 of the Symbotic, LLC operated automated racking structure, accessible from a platform installed in the transfer deck access area within zone 3. Employees used structural components of the railing system to access the transfer deck, located approximately 20 inches above the railing around the platform.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2025-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $14895.00 · Current $14895.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.28(b)(1)(i): 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 was protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  (a) 1955 W. North Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60161 - On or about January 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees accessing levels of the Symbotic, LLC operated automated racking structure, at a height greater than 4 feet above the the respective zone floors in driveways were protected from falling from the unprotected sides or edges on the level they are accessing. Employees would access levels which were located at approximately 8 feet - 8 inches, and 5 feet - 9 inches in the respective zones with openings in-between each of the 5 charging pads installed in each level.  (b) 1955 W. North Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60161 - On or about January 24, 2024, the employer did not ensure that employees on the transfer deck of level 11 in the Symbotic, LLC operated automated racking structure, at a height of 62 inches above the access platform were protected from falling from the unprotected edge of the transfer deck. Employees would access the transfer deck in order to collect robots that became unresponsive and take them to the driveways to be restarted.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2025-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10641.00 · Current $10641.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(b)(1)(viii): Electrical equipment was not free from recognized hazards based on other factors that contribute to the practical safeguarding of persons using or likely to come in contact with the equipment:   (a) 1955 W. North Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60161 - On or about January 22, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the electrical equipment within Driveway LC203 DRV4 was de-energized or adequately guarded, such that contact with the charging conductors on each charging pads did not pose a potential electrical shock hazard.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2025-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6384.00 · Current $6384.00

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) On or about January 24, 2025, in the workplace near the backup Central Control Computer at the south end of the Symbotic, LLC mezzanine within the facility, the employer utilized a power strip that was attached to two power supply cords installed in series, rather than using a permanently installed branch circuit receptacle.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2025-06-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2025-07-24 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  (a) On or about January 24, 2025, a flexible cord was used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure near the secondary Control Center of the facility, where power was provided to a computer across a walkway on the mezzanine level of the Symbotic, LLC work area.   In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation that abatement is complete must be included with your certification. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.