OSHA Inspection: SHIVELY MOTORS, INC.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1560.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:    a) Northeast Corner of Main Service and Repair Shop  On or about December 12, 2012, employees, repairing and servicing automobiles,  were using non-commercially rated electrical adaptors to extend the outlet boxs plug capacity in that they were using a power strip plugged into a three-plug adaptor, neither of which were listed or labeled for commercial use.       Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv): Flexible cords and/ or cables were used for purposes prohibited by paragraphs (A) through (F) of 29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv):    a) Northwest Corner of Main Service and Repair Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, the employer used a flexible cord in place of permanent wiring, exposing employees to fire, electrical burn, and electrical shock hazards while using the hanging hand lamp to complete automotive repairs.  b) Northwest Corner of Main Service and Repair Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, the employer attached flexible cords to the interior wall, exposing employees to fire, electrical burn, and electrical shock hazards while using the hanging hand lamp to complete automotive repairs.  c) Parts Delivery Receiving Bay - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, checking in automobile parts deliveries, were using a flexible cord run through a hole in the wall to power the portable stereo system because there were no wall outlets, exposing employees to fire, electrical burn, and electrical shock hazards.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1560.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(f)(2): Each service, feeder, and branch circuit, at its disconnecting means or overcurrent device, was not legibly marked to indicate its purpose, nor located and arranged so the purpose was evident:    a) East Wall of Main Service and Repair Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, repairing and servicing automobiles, were exposed to an electrical breaker box that was unmarked as to the functions of all of the breakers.       b) West wall of the repurposed Auto Body Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, turning on the shop lights, were exposed to an electrical breaker box that was unmarked as to the functions of all of the breakers.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii):  The required working space about electric equipment rated 600 volts, nominal, or less to ground, was used for storage:  a) East Wall of Main Service and Repair Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, repairing and servicing automobiles, were exposed to the fire hazard of using the working space in front of the electrical breaker boxes for the storage of the 'A'-frame ladder and miscellaneous items.    b) West wall of the repurposed Auto Body Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, turning on the shop lights, were exposed to the fire and explosion hazards of using the working space in front of the electrical breaker box for the storage of the 55-gallon drum of Nason 481-16 Acrylic Lacquer Thinner, a Category 2 [Class IB] flammable liquid.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(viii): Circuit breakers used as switches in 120-volt and 277-volt, fluorescent lighting circuits were not listed and marked "SWD:"  a) West wall of the repurposed Auto Body Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, turning on the shop lights, were exposed to the fire and explosion hazards of using the breaker for a light switch in that the breaker was not designed or designated for that purpose in a classified location.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(d)(2): Panelboards were not mounted in cabinets, cutout boxes, or enclosures designed for the purpose and/or were not dead front:  a) South end of the repurposed Auto Body Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, repairing and servicing automobiles, were exposed to the fire hazard of an uncovered, energized electrical breaker box.    b) West wall of the repurposed Auto Body Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, turning on the shop lights, were exposed to the fire and explosion hazards of an uncovered, energized electrical breaker box in a classified location.  Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1820.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i): Except as elsewhere required or permitted by Subpart S of Part 1910, live parts of electric equipment operating  at 50 volts or more were not guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets or other forms of approved enclosures or by any of the means identified in paragraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D) of 29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i):    a) East Wall of Main Service and Repair Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, the employer had not adequately guarded open portion of the breaker bank  in the electrical breaker box against accidental contact, exposing employees, repairing and servicing automobiles, to fire, electrical burn, and electrical shock hazards.        b) West wall of the repurposed Auto Body Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, turning on the shop lights, were exposed to the fire and explosion hazards of electrical taped 220 volt live wires in a classified location in that the wires were inadequately guarded against accidental contact.    Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c)(3): Equipment was not safe for the location in that it was not of a type and design that the employer demonstrated would provide protection from the hazards arising from the combustibility and flammability of vapors, liquids, gases, dusts, or fibers involved:  a) West wall of the repurposed Auto Body Shop - On or about December 12, 2012, employees, turning on the shop lights, were exposed to the fire and explosion hazards of electrical taped 220 volt live wires being present over the 55-gallon drum of Nason 481-16 Acrylic Lacquer Thinner, a Category 2 [Class IB] flammable liquid, a Class I, Division 2, classified location.  Abatement certification and documentation required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, the date and method of abatement, and state that employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement. Abatement documentation shall include documents demonstrating that abatement is complete, such as evidence of the purchase or repair of equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement or other written records.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1300.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program which describes how the criteria specified in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f), (g), and (h) will be met:    a) In the Service Department - On or about December 12, 2012, the employer had not implemented or maintained, a written hazard communication program which at least described how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f) Labels, (g) Material Safety Data Sheets, and (h) Training was being met for employees using chemicals such as motor oils, transmission fluid, brake fluid, wiper washer fluid, and Nason 481-16 Acrylic Lacquer Thinner, a Category 2 [Class IB] flammable liquid.     Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8):   The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work  shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):  a) In the Service Department - On or about December 12, 2012, the employer had not maintained at the workplace copies of the required material safety data sheets for motor oils, transmission fluid, brake fluid, wiper washer fluid, and Nason 481-16 Acrylic Lacquer Thinner, a Category 2 [Class IB] flammable liquid and had not ensured that they were readily accessible during each work shift.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.

Issued

2013-06-11 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-07-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) In the Service Department - On or about December 12, 2012, the employer had not provided employees with effective information and training on the physical and health hazards associated with the chemicals used and stored on site, including but not limited to motor oils, transmission fluid, brake fluid, wiper washer fluid, and the 55-gallon drum of Nason 481-16 Acrylic Lacquer Thinner, a Category 2 [Class IB] flammable liquid.    Abatement certification required within 10 days after abatement date. The certification shall include a statement that abatement is complete, date and method of abatement, and states employees and their representatives were informed of this abatement.