KATY, TX —
OSHA Inspection: ABA AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
Federal Agency inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a federal Agency safety inspection of ABA AUTOMOTIVE, LLC in 5727 HIGHWAY BOULEVARD, KATY, TX 77494 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 346415235.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- ABA AUTOMOTIVE, LLC
- Site address
- 5727 HIGHWAY BOULEVARD
- City
- KATY
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77494
- Mailing
- 5727 HIGHWAY BOULEVARD, KATY, TX 77494
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Federal Agency (M)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811111
- Employees
- 4
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.177 C01 I
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $3,751 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1)(i): The employer did not assure that no employee services any multi-piece rim wheel unless the employee has been trained and instructed in the correct and safe operating procedures described in 29 CFR 1910.177(f) of this section: a) On or about December 30, 2022, at the automotive repair shop, employees inflating multi-piece rim tires were not trained and instructed in the safe operating procedures contained in 29 CFR 1910.177(f), exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3750.66
- — C (S) $4688
- — Z (S) $4688
1910.177 D01
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $3,751 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.177(d)(1): The employer did not furnish a restraining device for employees to use while inflating tires on multi-piece wheels: a) On or about December 30, 2022, at the automotive repair shop, a restraining device was not furnished to employees when inflating multi-piece rim tires, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3750.67
- — C (S) $4688
- — Z (S) $4688
1910.177 F
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Abate by
- Mar 10, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $4,688 · Current $3,751 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.177(f): The employer did not establish a safe operating procedure for servicing multi-piece rim wheels which contained, at a minimum, the elements listed in 29 CFR 1910.177(f)(1) through (11): a) On or about December 30, 2022, at the automotive repair shop, a safe operating procedure for servicing multi-piece rim wheels had not been established for employees inflating multi-piece rim tires, exposing employees to struck-by hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $3750.67
- — C (S) $4688
- — Z (S) $4688
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1): Pulley(s) with part(s) seven feet or less from the floor or work platform were not guarded in accordance with the requirements specified in 29 CFR 1910.219(m) and (o): a) At the Compressor Room, where the pulley of the motor on the back of the green compressor was not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.219 E01 I
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i): Horizontal belts which had both runs seven feet or less from the floor level were not guarded with a guard that extended to at least fifteen inches above the belt: a) At the Compressor, where the horizontal belt on the top of the green compressor was not guarded, exposing employees to caught-in hazards.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.303 F02
- Issued
- Feb 13, 2023
- Abate by
- Feb 24, 2023
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident: a) Located at the back wall of the auto shop near the main office, a breaker panel had several breakers not labeled.
Recent events (3)
- — F (S) $0
- — C (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 346415235.
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