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Should I call OSHA?

So I’m going to try and keep who I work for hidden for now but long story short it’s retail. We sell a variety of stuff but it’s not a big store either, we carry frozen foods, dairy, cool drinks including alcoholic beverages. I’m in charge of this particular location and the occasional coolers going down isn’t unheard of especially during the hot months. One went down recently that holds beer, doesn’t really hurt anything since they’re not super perishable. We had a maintenance man come out and look at it and he told me that the compressor burnt out because it was sharing the same outlet as another cooler putting both of them on the same breaker not rated for that much power draw. These coolers in particular were installed about 3 or 4 years ago. I’ve been here 6 but I was unaware of any shady electrical issues.…


So I’m going to try and keep who I work for hidden for now but long story short it’s retail. We sell a variety of stuff but it’s not a big store either, we carry frozen foods, dairy, cool drinks including alcoholic beverages. I’m in charge of this particular location and the occasional coolers going down isn’t unheard of especially during the hot months. One went down recently that holds beer, doesn’t really hurt anything since they’re not super perishable. We had a maintenance man come out and look at it and he told me that the compressor burnt out because it was sharing the same outlet as another cooler putting both of them on the same breaker not rated for that much power draw. These coolers in particular were installed about 3 or 4 years ago. I’ve been here 6 but I was unaware of any shady electrical issues. Last week I submitted a report up the ladder that they can’t service the cooler because of the electrical issue. I checked back today with a note from whoever handles reports saying there needs to be a notice of a violation in order for them to send anyone out. There’s a fluorescent light that’s out as well and has been for awhile when I tried changing out the bulbs it didn’t work. I made my report and they immediately dismissed it. Currently the cooler in question and light fixtures are plugged in and drawing power still. I do know the repairman unwired the current compressor and put electrical tape over the wires for now. This seems incredibly unsafe and I don’t know if I should be calling OSHA or a lawyer. I’ve printed out the report and the notice they sent back for my on keepsake in case I need to refer to it one way or another.

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