OSHA Inspection: EXPRESS OIL CHANGE, LLC

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5400.00 · Current $3240.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  a) The Facility - Employees are exposed to corrosive chemicals and flying particles while changing oil and conducting other repairs on automobiles.  The employer did not provide eye protection for each employee.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5400.00 · Current $3240.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) The facility - Employees work with corrosive chemicals such as, but not limited to, Purple Power - Industrial Strength, and the employer did not provide functioning eyewash stations in the work area for immediate emergency use.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1620.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work:  a) The Tire Shop - Employees use a bench grinder to alter parts and it had no work rests to prevent the work from catching on the wheel, posing struck by hazards to the employees.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4500.00 · Current $2700.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):  a)  The Tire Shop - An electrical outlet did not have a cover to guard against accidental contact with the live electrical wiring to the outlet.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2700.00 · Current $1620.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:  a)  The Facility - Employees are required to work with chemicals such as, but not limited to, Purple Power - Industrial Strength and the employer did not have a written hazard communication (HAZCOM) program that would include SDS's sheets accessible to employees as well as training as to the specific hazards of the chemicals that they use.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  a) The Office - The re-locatable power tap (RPT) located under the desk was attached to another RPT in violation of its Underwriters Laboratory (UL) listing requiring it to be plugged directly into a wall socket.  b)  The Tire Shop - The re-locatable power tap (RPT) used to power a bench grinder and other items was attached to flexible cord for temporary use in violation of its Underwriters Laboratory (UL) listing requiring it to be plugged directly into a wall socket.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(A): Flexible cords and/or cables were used as a substitute for the fixed wiring of a structure:  a)  The Tire Shop - The employer used a flexible extension cord to power a bench grinder.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(D): Flexible cords were attached to building surfaces:  a)  The Tire Shop - The flexible cord used to power bench grinder was attached to the building's metal structure exposing employees to electrical hazards.

Issued

2015-07-10 00:00:00

Abate by

2015-07-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:  a) The Oil Change Bay - Containers such as, but not limited to, spray bottles of Purple Power and jugs of antifreeze were not labeled with their contents or hazards exposing employees to chemical hazards.