MIDDLETOWN, CT ·
OSHA Inspection: SEARS AUTOMOTIVE CENTER
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SEARS AUTOMOTIVE CENTER in 222 MAIN RIVER VIEW, MIDDLETOWN, CT 06457 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 18237024.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SEARS AUTOMOTIVE CENTER
- Site address
- 222 MAIN RIVER VIEW
- City
- MIDDLETOWN
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06457
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (N)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5531
- Employees
- 22
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 4, 1990
- Abate by
- May 7, 1990
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $600 Reduced
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 the hazards of exploding automobile tires: TIRE SERVICE DEPT: ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 30, 1990 AN AUTOMOBILE TIRE THAT WAS BEING MOUNTED, USING A COATS 40-40 SA TIRE CHANGING MACHINE, EXPLODED. AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS: 1) USE RUBBER LUBRICANT (NOT PLAIN WATER) TO LUBRICATE THE TIRE BEAD BEFORE MOUNTING. 2) DEVELOP AN EFFECTIVE PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM TO ENSURE THAT TIRE CHANGING MACNINES, IN PARTICULAR AIR PRESSURE GAUGES, ARE MAINTAINED IN SAFE OPERATING CONDITION. 3) TRAIN EMPLOYEES TO OPERATE TIRE CHANGING MACHINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MACHINE MANUFACTURERS OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS. (THIS ITEM WAS ABATED DURING THE INSPECTION)
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $600.00
- · Z (S) $900.00
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 4, 1990
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 1990
- Penalty
- Initial $900 · Current $600 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $600.00
- · Z (S) $900.00
1910.1200 E01 II
- Issued
- May 4, 1990
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 1990
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $400 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $400.00
- · Z (S) $600.00
1910.1200 E01 III
- Issued
- May 4, 1990
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 1990
1910.1200 H
- Issued
- May 4, 1990
- Abate by
- Jun 11, 1990
1910.37 Q02
- Issued
- May 4, 1990
- Abate by
- May 15, 1990
1910.242 A
- Issued
- May 4, 1990
- Abate by
- May 7, 1990
1910.303 F
- Issued
- May 4, 1990
- Abate by
- Jun 18, 1990
Recent events (2)
- · I (O)
- · Z (O)
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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 18237024.
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