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Main Source Trading Corp: OSHA inspections and violations

District Heights, Maryland · General Warehousing and Storage · NAICS 493110

1inspections
4citation items
$1,320current penalties
Jun 25, 2019last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Main Source Trading Corp in Maryland one time.

It opened on Jun 25, 2019 after an accident, in District Heights.

In all, OSHA issued 4 citation items: 3 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $2,875; today they stand at $1,320, 54% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.176 (material storage and aisles), 2 times.

Among transportation and warehousing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,555 penalty. Main Source Trading Corp averages $1,320 across 1 cited inspection.

Main Source Trading Corp: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2019
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 344128087 OPENED JUN 25, 2019Closed

Accident · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Nov 21, 2019

8713 D'arcy Road, District Heights, MD 20747 · General Warehousing and Storage · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Jun 24, 2019: Employee incurs leg and neck injuries when struck by falling

At 1:30 p.m. on June 24, 2019, an employee was organizing clothing on a wooden work bench in an area where there were boxes stacked 8 to 12 feet high behind her. The boxes fell on top of the employee causing her to lose consciousness. The employee incurred a broken leg and neck injuries and was hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$1,000$459Oct 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.176(b) · Material storage and aisles
 Serious$1,000$459Oct 10, 2019Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i) · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks
 Serious$875$402Oct 10, 2019Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 10, 2019Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(a)

(a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

29 CFR 1910.176(b)

(b) Secure storage. Storage of material shall not create a hazard. Bags, containers, bundles, etc., stored in tiers shall be stacked, blocked, interlocked and limited in height so that they are stable and secure against sliding or collapse.

29 CFR 1910.178 · Forklifts and other powered industrial trucks

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i)

(l) Operator training. (1) Safe operation. (i) The employer shall ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l).

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

Other general warehousing and storage employers in Maryland

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