BROCKTON, MA ·
OSHA Inspection: BROCKTON AUTO PARTS, INC.
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BROCKTON AUTO PARTS, INC. in 511 THATCHER STREET, BROCKTON, MA 02302 (NAICS 441310). OSHA activity number 339370645.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- BROCKTON AUTO PARTS, INC.
- Site address
- 511 THATCHER STREET
- City
- BROCKTON
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 02302
- Mailing
- 511 THATCHER STREET, BROCKTON, MA 02302
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 441310
- Employees
- 10
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
5 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 7, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $2,000 · Current $0 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 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 crushed-by hazards when working underneath vehicles suspended by a wheel loader: Yard: Employees were exposed to crushed-by hazards while performing duties such as draining fluids and removing parts from underneath vehicles that were suspended by a wheel loader equipped with a hydraulic attachment.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $2000
1910.176 A
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.176(a): Where mechanical handling equipment was used, sufficient safe clearances were not allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways or wherever turns or passage had to be made: Back of Building and Yard: Where a wheel loader was used to transport vehicles, sufficient safe clearances for the aisles to the vehicle stands and to the used auto storage yard were not maintained.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $600
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.253 B02 IV
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $1,200 · Current $600 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv): Valve protection caps, where cylinders were designed to accept caps, were not always in place, hand-tight, except when cylinders were in use or connected for use: Establishment: The following compressed gas cylinders were not equipped with a valve protection cap: a. Back of Building adjacent to Weigh Scale - two fuel cylinders and an oxygen cylinder. b. Back of Building adjacent to overhead door to inside bay area - an oxygen cylinder. c. Inside bay area adjacent to the front overhead door - an oxygen and fuel cylinder.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $600
- · Z (S) $1200
1910.253 B04 I
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(i): Oxygen cylinders were stored near highly combustible material, especially oil and grease; or near reserve stocks of carbide and acetylene or other fuel-gas cylinders, or near other substance likely to cause or accelerate fire: Establishment: The following areas oxygen gas cylinders were stored adjacent to fuel gas cylinders: a. Back of Building adjacent to Weigh Scale - four fuel gas cylinders and one oxygen cylinder. b. Inside bay area near front overhead door - one oxygen cylinder was stored with one compressed fuel gas cylinder and a propane tank.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.101 B
- Issued
- Jan 15, 2014
- Abate by
- Mar 31, 2014
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.101(b): The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks were not in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in CFR 1910.6: Back of Building adjacent to Overhead Door to Bay Area: An oxygen compressed gas cylinder that was subject to being knocked over was not secured.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
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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 339370645.
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