OSHA Inspection: BEST GYROS

Issued

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-12-30 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $402.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1):Space about electric equipment. Sufficient access and working space shall be provided and maintained about all electric equipment to permit ready and safe operation and maintenance of such equipment.  On or about October 12, 2021, in the stock room of Big Greek Gyros LLC DBA Best Gyros a limited service restaurant located at 6629 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124, the employer failed to ensure that sufficient space was provided for access and or service of electrical equipment.

Issued

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5461.00 · Current $3277.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.305(j)(2)(iv):A receptacle installed in a wet or damp location shall be suitable for the location.  On or about October 12, 2021, in the designated dishwashing area of Big Greek Gyros LLC DBA Best Gyros a limited service restaurant located at 6629 Mayfield Road, Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124, the employer did not ensure the receptacle installed in a wet or damp location was suitable for that location.

Issued

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2340.00 · Current $500.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:  On or about October 12, 2021, the company did not implement, and/or maintain a written hazard communication program at the workplace. Employees are working around hazardous undiluted chemicals such as, but not limited to ALCO Breaker Breaker, ALCO Germ Free and ALCO Clear-thru.

Issued

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1)(i):A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,  On or about October 12, 2021, the employer did not have a chemical inventory list available for employees to reference to identify the appropriate safety data sheet.

Issued

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(8):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.)  On or about October 12, 2021, employees working around hazardous undiluted chemicals such as, but not limited to ALCO Breaker Breaker, ALCO Germ Free and ALCO Clear-thru did not have safety data sheets accessible to them.

Issued

2021-11-24 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-01-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1):Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.  On or about October 12, 2021, the employer did not provide effective information and training to employees, to include but not limited too hazards associated with working around hazardous chemicals.