WINSLOW, ME —
OSHA Inspection: KWIK CAR WASH, INC.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of KWIK CAR WASH, INC. in 64 BAY STREET, WINSLOW, ME 04901 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 300297629.
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Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- KWIK CAR WASH, INC.
- Site address
- 64 BAY STREET
- City
- WINSLOW
- State
- ME
- ZIP
- 04901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7542
- Employees
- 12
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
1 citation on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- May 26, 1998
- Abate by
- Jun 1, 1998
- Penalty
- Initial $16,500 · Current $12,000 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 fractures and crushing injuries due to the collapse of an unsafe structure: Kwik Car Wash - On or about February 12, 1998 employees were working underneath the overhead canopy that had weakened and collapsed due to the accumulation of frozen and unfrozen water. The collapse resulted in the death of one employee. ABATEMENT NOTE: One feasible method to abate this may be to remove accumulations of frozen and unfrozen water when the design limitations of the roof are exceeded.ns
Recent events (2)
- — F (U) $12000.00
- — Z (W) $16500.00
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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 300297629.
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