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Barstons, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Windsor Mill, Maryland · Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423920

1inspections
6citation items
$875current penalties
Aug 30, 2018last inspection

OSHA has inspected Barstons, Inc. once in Maryland.

The inspection began on Aug 30, 2018 after a complaint, in Windsor Mill.

That inspection ended with 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $875 and still stand at $875.

Exit routes comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.37.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,425, and Barstons, Inc. averages $875 (1 cited inspection).

Barstons, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343435517 OPENED AUG 30, 2018Closed

Complaint · Complete · Safety · 11 employees at the site · Closed Feb 4, 2019

7156 Ambassador Road, Windsor Mill, MD 21244 · Toy and Hobby Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$500$500Dec 11, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Dec 11, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1c
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Dec 11, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$375$375Dec 11, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Dec 11, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 11, 2018Final

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(e)(3)

(3) The employer shall assure that portable fire extinguishers are subjected to an annual maintenance check. Stored pressure extinguishers do not require an internal examination. The employer shall record the annual maintenance date and retain this record for one year after the last entry or the life of the shell, whichever is less. The record shall be available to the Assistant Secretary upon request.

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii)

(ii) Working space required by this standard may not be used for storage. When normally enclosed live parts are exposed for inspection or servicing, the working space, if in a passageway or general open space, shall be suitably guarded.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii)

(ii) Unused openings in cabinets, boxes, and fittings shall be effectively closed.

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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