FORT PIERCE, FL ·
OSHA Inspection: AUTO BUSTERS
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AUTO BUSTERS in 4190 SELVITZ RD., FORT PIERCE, FL 34981 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 106106537.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- AUTO BUSTERS
- Site address
- 4190 SELVITZ RD.
- City
- FORT PIERCE
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 34981
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5093
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 24, 1988
- Abate by
- May 31, 1988
- Penalty
- Initial $300 · Current $300
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: a) On or about March 24, 1988, employees are exposed to fire or explosion hazards in that fuel tanks are removed from vehicles by piercing them with the blades of the fork lift truck and ripping the tanks away from the vehicles, in the yard. Among other methods one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazard is to remove the tanks by cutting the straps and releasing the filler neck.
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 106106537.
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