OSHA Inspection: FLEET WHOLESALE SUPPLY COMPANY

Issued

2021-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8778.00 · Current $6145.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.23(b)(8): The employer must ensure that ladders are used only for the purposes for which they were designed.  a) On or about September 13, 2021, at the worksite located at 2511 Neva Road, Antigo, WI 54409, the employer did not ensure that a platform step ladder (Werner PT7406-4C) affixed with spring loaded casters (Werner 40-4HD) was used as intended, thereby exposing an employee to fall hazards. An employee stepped off of the platform step ladder to grab product off of a pallet on a racking system, which caused the step ladder to slide out from under the employee when they tried to egress back onto the step ladder.   b) On or about August 21, 2021, at the worksite located at 2511 Neva Road, Antigo, WI 54409, the employer did not ensure that a step ladder was not used for lateral and vertical access to an elevated work surface, thereby exposing an employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-12-08 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-07 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.23(b)(9): Ladders are inspected before initial use in each work shift, and more frequently as necessary, to identify any visible defects that could cause employee injury.  On or about September 13, 2021, at the worksite located at 2511 Neva Road, Antigo, WI 54409, the employer did not ensure that a step ladder was inspected before initial use to identify any visible defects that could cause employee injury, exposing an employee to fall hazards.

Issued

2021-12-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $8778.00 · Current $4389.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(2): Within twenty-four (24) hours after the in-patient hospitalization of one or more employees or an employee's amputation or an employee's loss of an eye, as a result of a work-related incident, you must report the in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye to OSHA.  A work-related in-patient hospitalization that occurred on or about September 13, 2021, at the worksite located at 2511 Neva Road, Antigo, WI 54409, was not reported within 24 hours. The employer reported the work-related in-patient hospitalization on September 16, 2021.