HIGH POINT, NC ·
OSHA Inspection: TIRE KINGDOM, INC. DBA MERCHANT'S TIRE & AUTO 340
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of TIRE KINGDOM, INC. DBA MERCHANT'S TIRE & AUTO 340 in 112 WESTCHESTER DR., HIGH POINT, NC 27262 (NAICS 441320). OSHA activity number 316486273.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- TIRE KINGDOM, INC. DBA MERCHANT'S TIRE & AUTO 340
- Site address
- 112 WESTCHESTER DR.
- City
- HIGH POINT
- State
- NC
- ZIP
- 27262
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 441320
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5531
- Employees
- 8
- Ownership type
- A
- Industry flags
- Manufacturing safety.
Citations
3 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- May 24, 2012
- Abate by
- May 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $180 · Current $180
95012901
- Issued
- May 24, 2012
- Abate by
- May 30, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $4,000 · Current $4,000
General-duty citation text
North Carolina General Statute95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of North Carolina: The employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment and a place of employment 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 being struck by hazard: a)establishment, maintenance shop, Hunter Engineering Company alignment lift- employees operated lift to raise vehicle for wheel alignment. The lift was equipped with two lock pins, one on each side of lift, to secure the rack when elevated. The lock pins were engaged and lift was activated to test the lock pins. The pins did not secure the lift as they were supposed to. Lift could drop vehicle striking employee. Abatement Note: Among other methods, one feasible abatement method to correct this hazard is to repair lock pins so they function properly.
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- May 24, 2012
- Abate by
- May 30, 2012
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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 316486273.
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