OSHA Inspection: 7156 KD BROTHERS, INC.

Issued

2023-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5313.00 · Current $2656.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): The employer did not ensure that rungs and steps of portable metal ladders are corrugated, knurled, dimpled, coated with skid-resistant material, or otherwise treated to minimize the possibility of slipping:   On or about April 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure the steps of a 7-step rolling step ladder used in the stockroom was free of debris and grease exposing employees to a slip hazard.

Issued

2023-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1)(vii): The employer did not ensure that mobile ladder stands and platforms that have wheels or casters are equipped with a system to impede horizontal movement when an employee is on the stand or platform:   On or about April 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure the 7-step rolling step ladder located in the store's stockroom had a functional locking device the firmly held ladder in place exposing employees to a fall hazard.

Issued

2023-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6250.00 · Current $3125.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  Except as provided elsewhere in this section 29 CFR 1910.28, the employer did not ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the systems described in 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i):  On or about April 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure employees using a mobile scaffold as walking-working surface to access shelves in the stockroom 5 feet above the ground with unprotected sides were protected from falling by any form of fall protection or fall protection systems.

Issued

2023-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.30(a)(1): The employer did not provide training for each employee who uses personal fall protection systems or who is required to be trained as specified elsewhere in this subpart before any employee is exposed to a fall hazard. And/or the employer did not ensure employees are trained in the requirements of this paragraph on or before May 17, 2017:    On or about April 26, 2023, the employer did not provide training in fall protection systems to employees who were exposed to a fall of 5 foot while using mobile scaffold as a walking-working surface with unprotected edges.

Issued

2023-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7813.00 · Current $3907.00 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:  On or about April 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure employees are able to open the exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge. Employees working in the facility were exposed to fire hazards from the locks being used on the emergency exit doors in the following instances:  A) Emergency exit door adjacent to the cash registers in the front of the store was affixed with a barrel slide bolt lock, located on the inside of the door requiring special knowledge to open in the event of an emergency.   B) Emergency exit door located in the bakery was affixed with a barrel slide bolt lock, located on the inside of the door requiring special knowledge to open in the event of an emergency.

Issued

2023-06-13 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3):Exit route(s) were not kept free and unobstructed:  On or about April 26, 2023, the employer did not ensure that all exit routes were kept free of obstructions. Shopping carts bakery racks were placed within emergency exit routes in the front of the store adjacent to cash and baker's racks in the bakery thereby exposing employees to fire and emergency egress hazards.  A) The emergency exit route located at the front the store adjacent to the cash registers was obstructed by shopping carts.   B) The emergency exit route located in the bakery was obstructed by baker's racks.

Issued

2023-06-13 00:00:00

Abate by

2023-07-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.38(b): An emergency action plan was not in writing, kept in the workplace, and available to employees for review:  On or about April 26, 2023, the employer failed to keep an emergency action plan in writing in the workplace and available to employees for review.