WEST HARTFORD, CT —
OSHA Inspection: INTERNATIONAL AUTO SERVICE CENTER
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of INTERNATIONAL AUTO SERVICE CENTER in 16 SOUTH STREET, WEST HARTFORD, CT 06110 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 334844784.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- INTERNATIONAL AUTO SERVICE CENTER
- Site address
- 16 SOUTH STREET
- City
- WEST HARTFORD
- State
- CT
- ZIP
- 06110
- Mailing
- 16 SOUTH STREET, WEST HARTFORD, CT 06110
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811111
- Employees
- 14
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
8 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 C01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards: Note: Toeboards are only required when persons can pass, there is moving equipment or there is equipment with which falling materials could create a hazard. a) Storage Areas above Offices - On or about 6-26-12 - Storage areas were not provided with standard railings and toeboards where employees are exposed to 8 to 9 foot fall hazards and material falling in walk and aisle ways.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $960
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.24 H
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.24(h): Standard railings were not provided on the open sides of all exposed stairways and stair platforms: a) Stairway behind front office - On or about 6-26-12 - The stairway less than 44 inches wide and open on one side, going to a storage area above the front office was equipped only with a top railing.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $720
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) Lathe Room and General Shop Area - On or about 6-26-12 - Employees were exposed to laceration and eye injuries from unguarded rotating parts on the Atlas and South Bend Lathes and brake rotor cutting machines.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $720
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $720 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with work rest(s) to support offhand grinding work: a) Spray Room and Sand Blasting Area - On or about 6-26-12 - Pedistel grinders were not equipped with work rest and tongue guards exposing employees to laceration and eye injury hazards.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $720
- — Z (S) $1200
1910.219 D01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $1,600 · Current $960 Reduced
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) Lathe Room and Radiator Spray Booth - On or about 6-26-12 - Employees were exposed to laceration hazards from unguarded belts and pulley on the Atlas Lathe and Spray Booth Vent Motor located from 42 inches to 78 inches above ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $960
- — Z (S) $1600
1910.219 E01 I
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2012
- 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) Lathe Room and Radiator Spray Room - On or about 6-26-12 - Employees were exposed to laceration hazards from unguarded belts and pulleys that were located from 42 inches to 6 and ahalf feet above the ground.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $0
- — Z (S) $0
1910.22 D01
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1): On every building or other structure, or part thereof, used for mercantile, business, industrial or storage purposes, the loads approved by the building official were not marked on plates of approved design and securely affixed in a conspicuous place in each space to which they relate. a) Storage Areas Above Offices - On or about 6-26-12 - Employees were exposed to overhead hazards from storage areas above offices that were not posted with load plates as to the maxium loads that can be stored on top of the office space.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.305 B02 I
- Issued
- Sep 27, 2012
- Abate by
- Oct 27, 2012
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i): Each outlet box in completed installations did not have a cover, faceplate, or fixture canopy: a) Battery Storage Area - On or about 6-26-12 - Employees were exposed to a mild shock hazard from receptacles 120 volt - 20 amp that were not equipped with face plates to prevent exposure to live parts.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $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 334844784.
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