OSHA Inspection: TRADER JOE'S EAST, INC.

Issued

2020-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13494.00 · Current $6747.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.176(g): Covers and/or guardrails were not provided to protect personnel from the hazards of open pits.    a) ) Workplace, 425 South Oyster Bay Road, Plainview, New York vertical reciprocating conveyor: Employees loading a vertical reciprocating conveyor with freight were exposed to fall hazards from unprotected vertical reciprocating conveyor shaft pits, on or about 09/11/2019.    Note:  In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2020-02-25 00:00:00

Abate by

2020-04-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $13494.00 · Current $6747.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks.    a) Workplace, 425 South Oyster Bay Road, Plainview, New York vertical reciprocating conveyor: The employer did not provide machine guards to employees operating a vertical reciprocating conveyor exposing the employees to caught between hazards, on or about 09/11/2019.     Note:  In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.