OSHA Inspection: BEST PROVISION CO., INC.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2535.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  a) Work site was located at 144 Avon Street, Newark, NJ 07108  Employees were exposed to entrapment hazards as doors labeled as Emergency Exits at the stairs to the executive offices and the Boiler Room were deadbolted on the inside requiring employees to physically unbolt the door in the event of an emergency.  Violation was observed on or about 8/8/2016.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2535.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3): Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  a) Work site was located at 144 Avon Street, Newark, NJ 07108  Employees were exposed to entrapment hazards as doors labeled as Exits in the Strip Room and other areas were obstructed by meat racks that were placed in the exit routes.  Violation was observed on or about 8/8/2016.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7605.00 · Current $3803.00 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:  a) Work site was located at 144 Avon Street, Newark, NJ 07108  Employees were exposed to burn hazards as the decontamination shower area in the Old Packing Room Storage Area had been used for storage of items including racks and hoses preventing safe usage in the event of an emergency.  Violation was observed on or about 8/8/2016.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7605.00 · Current $3803.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not 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) Work site was located at 144 Avon Street, Newark, NJ 07108  Employees were exposed to struck by hazards as some of the operators of the powered industrial trucks had not received the proper training before they were permitted to run the machines.   Violation was observed on or about 8/8/2016.

Issued

2017-02-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2017-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5070.00 · Current $2535.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical  a) Work site was located at 144 Avon Street, Newark, NJ 07108  Employees were exposed to chemical hazards as chemicals in temporary containers in the Packing Room, such as Zep Professional Sprayer bottles, were not identified for what the sprayer bottle contents were.  Violation was observed on or about 8/8/2016.