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Amazon: OSHA inspections and violations

Petersburg, Virginia · Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses · NAICS 454113

3inspections
2citation items
$0current penalties
May 12, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Amazon 3 times in Virginia since 2013.

The latest one began on May 12, 2016 as part of a related case, in Petersburg.

Those inspections ended with 2 citation items: 2 other-than-serious.

None of the citations carried a penalty.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $2,130, and Amazon averages $0 (1 cited inspection).

Amazon: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341473825 OPENED MAY 12, 2016Closed

Programmed related · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Sep 14, 2016

5000 Commerce Way, Petersburg, VA 23803 · Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341153187 OPENED DEC 31, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 350 employees at the site · Closed Apr 1, 2016

5000 Commerce Way, Petersburg, VA 23803 · Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 9, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(a) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Mar 9, 2016Final

Inspection 316876291 OPENED JAN 19, 2013Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Safety · 10,850 employees at the site · Closed Mar 11, 2013

1901 Meadowville Technology Parkway, Chester, VA 23836 · Other Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1)

(c) General requirements. (1) The employer shall provide portable fire extinguishers and shall mount, locate and identify them so that they are readily accessible to employees without subjecting the employees to possible injury.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(i)(a)

(A) The depth of the working space in the direction of access to live parts may not be less than indicated in Table S-1. Distances shall be measured from the live parts if they are exposed or from the enclosure front or opening if they are enclosed;

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