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Citation 1412653.015/01001

InspectionReporting IDOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1412653.015 0524200 07/02/2019 National Office Liquidators, Llc

CitationIssuance DateHazard Category
01001 11/15/2019

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and crush-by hazards: a) Warehouse - On July 2, 2019, the employer failed to anchor and bolt down storage racks to prevent employees from exposure to struck-by and/or crushing hazards when moving boxes weighing approximately 200 pounds using pallet jacks. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the hazards noted are to follow the manufacturer installation instructions and/or conform with installation and assembly instructions and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard MH16.1-2012 (a revision of MH16.1-2008): Specifications for the Design, Testing and Utilization of Industrial Steel Storage Racks, which includes, among others, the following: a. Section 1.4.7 Column Base Plates and Anchors: The bottom of all columns shall be furnished with column base plates, as specified in 7.1. All rack columns shall be anchored to the floor with anchor bolts, which shall be designed in accordance with Section 7.3, to resist all applicable forces as described in Section 2.1 or Section 2.2. b) Warehouse - On July 2, 2019, the employer did not ensure that the two level storage rack system with multiple bays used to store pallets of materials weighing 1510-3000 lbs., displayed plaques with rated loads (1.4.2 plaque); b. Section 1.4.2 Plaque: The owner is responsible for displaying in one or more conspicuous locations permanent plaque(s). Each plaque shall have an area of not less than 50 inches. Plaques shall show in clear, legible print (a) the maximum permissible unit load and/or maximum uniformly distributed load per level, (b) the average unit load, and (c) maximum total load per bay.

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