Abfb Corp.: OSHA Violations and Fines, Lyndonville VT

Since 2002, OSHA inspectors have visited Abfb Corp. in Vermont 2 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Oct 31, 2018 after a complaint, in Lyndonville.

In all, OSHA issued 15 citation items: 12 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $9,840; today they stand at $7,440, 24% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 3 times.

Among retail employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,750 penalty. Abfb Corp. averages $4,240 across 1 cited inspection.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $28,250 in back wages owed to workers.

Abfb Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 2002 to 2018 — Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343569786 OPENED OCT 31, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 161 employees at the site · Closed Jan 3, 2019

6585 Memorial Dr., Lyndonville, VT 05851 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design	Serious	$4,240	$4,240	Dec 6, 2018	Final
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes	Serious	$0	$0	Dec 6, 2018	Final
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Dec 6, 2018	Final

Inspection 303456594 OPENED JUL 2, 2002Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 132 employees at the site · Closed Sep 11, 2002

128 Main Street, Lyndonville, VT 05851 · Supermarkets and Other Grocery Retailers (except Convenience Retailers) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and rule	Type	Proposed	Current	Issued	Status
Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection	Serious	$1,050	$600	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$1,050	$750	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i) · Lockout/tagout	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding	Serious	$1,050	$550	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 4a 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$1,400	$750	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 4b 29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i) · Electrical wiring methods	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 6a 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$1,050	$550	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 6b 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i) · Hazard communication	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 1, item 6c 29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1) · Hazard communication	Serious	$0	$0	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jul 26, 2002	Closed
Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements	Other-than-serious	$0	$0	Jul 26, 2002	Closed

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewed	Violations	Workers owed	Back wages	Penalties
Oct 31, 2015 to Oct 14, 2017 Lyndonville	109	106	$28,250	$0

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (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:

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(i)

(5) Transportation. (i) Chemical manufacturers, importers, or distributors shall ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals leaving the workplace is labeled, tagged, or marked in accordance with this section in a manner which does not conflict with the requirements of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) and regulations issued under that Act by the Department of Transportation (49 CFR subtitle B).

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(1)

(g) Safety data sheets. (1) Chemical manufacturers and importers shall obtain or develop a safety data sheet for each hazardous chemical they produce or import. Employers shall have a safety data sheet in the workplace for each hazardous chemical which they use.

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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Abfb Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations