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Williams-Sonoma: OSHA inspections and violations

Metairie, Louisiana · All Other Home Furnishings Stores · NAICS 442299

1inspections
3citation items
$2,500current penalties
Jan 14, 2015last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Williams-Sonoma in Louisiana one time.

It opened on Jan 14, 2015 after a complaint, in Metairie.

In all, OSHA issued 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $5,000; today they stand at $2,500, 50% less.

Among retail employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,750 penalty. Williams-Sonoma averages $2,500 across 1 cited inspection.

Williams-Sonoma also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Williams-Sonoma: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340182328 OPENED JAN 14, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 1,000 employees at the site · Closed Mar 6, 2015

3301 Veterans Memorial Boulevard Suite 54 A, Metairie, LA 70002 · All Other Home Furnishings Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2) · Exit route design
 Serious$4,000$2,000Feb 2, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Feb 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.24(h) · Fixed industrial stairs
 Other-than-serious$1,000$500Feb 2, 2015Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2016, the Metairie site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 27 workers: 35.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.9 for its industry. Those cases cost 187 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
4769-02la0069
Metairie · 2016
27 3235.11.9

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.24 · Fixed industrial stairs

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.36(g)(2)

(2) An exit access must be at least 28 inches (71.1 cm) wide at all points. Where there is only one exit access leading to an exit or exit discharge, the width of the exit and exit discharge must be at least equal to the width of the exit access.

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3)

(3) Exit routes must be free and unobstructed. No materials or equipment may be placed, either permanently or temporarily, within the exit route. The exit access must not go through a room that can be locked, such as a bathroom, to reach an exit or exit discharge, nor may it lead into a dead-end corridor. Stairs or a ramp must be provided where the exit route is not substantially level.

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