OSHA Inspection: SIMONIZ USA, INC.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8040.00 · Current $5628.00 Reduced

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OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees  in that employees were exposed to struck-by and crush-by hazards:     a) On or about April 28, 2025, throughout the warehouse, the employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment free from recognized hazards in that metal pallet storage racks were not anchored or bolted to the floor. This condition exposed employees to struck-by and crushing hazards while moving pallets of 55-gallon drums weighing up to approximately 2,000 pounds with sit-down propane forklifts in or near the storage racks.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9647.00 · Current $6753.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms, service rooms, and walking-working surfaces are kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition.   a) On or about April 28, 2025, throughout the chemical storage areas, the employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition in that pallets, pieces of wood, cardboard, granules of Premium Absorbent Oil-Dri, plastic wrapping, and plastic bottles were lying on the floor in the walking and working areas.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR  1910.176(a): Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.  a) On or about April 28, 2025 in the back half of the rear storage area, the employer did not ensure that where mechanical handling equipment is used that aisles were unobstructed by drums and other containers of bulk, seasonal, and new automobile cleaning chemicals.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR  1910.176(b): Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.  a) On or about April 28, 2025 in the rear chemical storage area, the employer did not ensure that the storage of material did not create a hazard in that several wooden pallets were found to be damaged or not safely arranged, which resulted in some chemical drums and chemical containers leaning sideways or lying on the floor or pallet racks.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $9647.00 · Current $6753.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.141(a)(4)(ii): All sweepings, solid or liquid wastes, refuse, and garbage shall be removed in such a manner as to avoid creating a menace to health and as often as necessary or appropriate to maintain the place of employment in a sanitary condition.  a) On or about April 28, 2025, throughout the chemical storage areas, the employer did not ensure that walking-working surfaces were kept in a clean and sanitary condition in that chemical spills/leaks were not being contained and cleaned, Oil-Dri Premium Absorbent granules were still in place on top of dried chemical spills/leaks.     1. In the center chemical storage area near the electrical closet and to the left as you enter, two unidentified dried chemical leaks were present with Oil-Dri Granular Absorbent still on top of the dried leaks.      2. In the main loading area, an actively leaking 55-gallon container of Clear Coat Red was spreading across the floor. Oil Dri had been placed in the spill.     3. In the rear storage area, an actively leaking 55-gallon container of UVP Magenta, a corrosive, was spreading across the floor. Oil Dri had been placed in the spill.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5674.00 · Current $3972.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.141(d)(2)(ii): Lavatories. Each lavatory shall be provided with hot and cold running water, or tepid running water.  a) On or about April 28, 2025, the employer did not ensure that lavatories were provided with hot or tepid running water, in that the facility was not equipped with a water heater.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4823.00 · Current $3376.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): Operator training. Safe operation. The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).  a) On or about April 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure that  the employees were trained prior to operating the Raymond model 8250 SN 826-22-56745 electric pallet jack.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6431.00 · Current $4502.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.178(q)(1): Powered industrial trucks. Maintenance of industrial trucks. Any power-operated industrial truck not in safe operating condition shall be removed from service. All repairs shall be made by authorized personnel.  a) On or about April 21, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the Yale Sit-Down Propane Powered Forklift SN N56569818 was removed from service in that the switch to the lights was not functioning, the side of the light was busted open, bare wires/conductors were exposed in the light and under the light where conduit was attached, and the conduit was missing around most of the wiring that went to the light.  b) On or about April 21, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the Yale Sit-Down Propane Powered Forklift SN N56569818 was removed from service in that the solid rubber tires were chunking, pulling away from the rim of the wheel, and heavily worn.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5674.00 · Current $3972.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.303(b)(7)(iv): Examination, installation, and use of equipment - There shall be no damaged parts that may adversely affect safe operation or mechanical strength of the equipment, such as parts that are broken, bent, cut, or deteriorated by corrosion, chemical action, or overheating.  a) On or about April 28, 2025, the employer did not ensure that electrical equipment did not have damage parts in that the 110 volt Orion Palletizer was missing the on and off dial for the palletizer.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5674.00 · Current $3972.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.305(g)(2)(iii): Flexible cords and cables -- Identification, splices, and terminations. Flexible cords and cables shall be connected to devices and fittings so that strain relief is provided that will prevent pull from being directly transmitted to joints or terminal screws.  a) On or about April 28, 2025, the employer did not ensure that strain relief was present on the center cord on the back of the Orion Palletizer control panel.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7566.00 · Current $5296.00 Reduced

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29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8): Safety data sheets. The employer shall maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and shall ensure that they are readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they are in their work area(s). (Electronic access and other alternatives to maintaining paper copies of the safety data sheets are permitted as long as no barriers to immediate employee access in each workplace are created by such options.)  a) On or about April 28, 2025, the employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the safety data sheet for Oil Dri  Granular Absorbent (carcinogenic) which was used on four chemical leaks throughout the warehouse.

Issued

2025-09-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3)(iii): Training. Employee training shall include at least: The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used;   a) On or about April 28, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees were trained on specific emergency procedures to be implemented and the personal protective equipment to be used when chemical containers were leaking and when spills occurred for chemicals, including but not limited to Clear Coat Red (eye irritant) and UVP Magenta (corrosive).