OSHA Inspection: GREAT RIVER ROAD GENERAL STORE, LLC

Issued

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $11162.00 · Current $6697.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1):Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):  (a) Facility - On or about July 19, 2023, at the store, the employer did not develop or implement a written hazard communication program for hazardous chemicals such as chlorinated dish wash, Tuf-Job oven cleaner, wax stripper, bleach, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(g)(1): Employers did not have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use:  (a) Facility - On or about July 19, 2023, at the store, the employer did not have a safety data sheets for hazardous chemicals such as chlorinated dish wash, Tuf-Job oven cleaner, wax stripper, bleach, exposing employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Abate by

2024-01-23 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(3): Employer did not 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 physical or health 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 material safety data sheets.  (a)  Facility - On or about July 19, 2023, at the store, employees were exposed to chemical hazards, such as chlorine gas when bleach (sodium chlorite) was combined with other cleaning substances that contain an acid, such as the sulfuric acid in Zap, had not been trained about the avoidance of unsafe condition when mixing different chemicals.

Issued

2023-12-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3349.00 · Current $2009.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:  (a) Facility  - On or about July 20, 2023, the employer did not report to OSHA within 8 hours a fatality due to a work-related incident that occurred on July 19, 2023.