Conway Store Fordham Road Fire Hazards

OSHA cites Conway Stores

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NEW YORK – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Conway Stores Inc. for alleged willful, repeat and serious violations of workplace safety standards at the 215-233 East Fordham Rd. store in the Bronx. The discount retailer faces a total of $90,000 in proposed fines for violations identified during an OSHA inspection begun in July by OSHA's Tarrytown Area Office.

OSHA's inspection revealed several instances where emergency exit doors in the store were padlocked during work hours and emergency exit routes were obstructed by racks of clothing and boxes of stock, conditions that would have prevented or impeded employees' swift exit of the workplace in the event of a fire or other emergency. In addition, a cardboard baler was operated with its door open exposing employees to crushing hazards; an unsecured compressed gas cylinder was exposed to damage; and the store lacked a continuing and effective extermination program for rats and vermin.