OSHA Inspection: TOYOTA ASCO MOTORS

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2940.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish to each of their employees employment and a place of employment which are free from the recognized hazards which are causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to struck-by and/or caught-in-between hazards from automotive lifts:      This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where the following discrepancies were observed:        a)    Employees used auto lift when the lift pads were missing and the metal lift points were chipped and cracked.       b)    The base and floor of the auto lifts was wet with excessive oil which indicated a leak of the unit.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1): All places of employment, passageways, storerooms or service rooms were not kept clean and orderly or in a sanitary condition.      This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where:     a.  Main bay:    Three car batteries were left on the floor by the counter, north wall creating a tripping hazard     b. Tire bay:    The floor was wet due to an oil leak from the auto lift creating a slipping hazard.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2): The employer did not verify that the required workplace hazard assessment has been performed through a written certification that identifies the workplace evaluated, the person certifying that the evaluation has been performed, the date(s) of the hazard assessment, and, which identifies the document as a certification of hazard assessment:      This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where the employer did not conduct a hazard assessment to ensure employees were provided with appropriate Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) for the tasks being performed.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:     This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where employees were exposed to eye hazards from flying particles were not using eye or face protection.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

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29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1): A written respiratory protection program that included the provisions in 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(i) - (ix) with worksite specific procedures was not established and implemented for required respirator use:    This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where employees used negative pressure half mask respirators for personal protective equipment while handling battery acids and other corrosives to service car batteries. The employer failed to provide respirator fit tests and medical evaluations for the respirator user.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii): The employer did not identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; including a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazards and identification of the contaminants chemical state and physical form:       This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where employees used negative pressure half mask respirators for personal protective equipment while handling battery acids and other corrosives to service car batteries and the employer did not identify and evaluate the respirator hazards posed by the use of the respirator.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.134(h)(2)(i): Respirators were not stored to protect them from damage, contamination, dust, sunlight, extreme temperatures, excessive moisture, and damaging chemicals or  were not packed or stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve:       This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where a negative pressure half mask respirator was stored to prevent deformation of the facepiece and exhalation valve, nor was it cleaned or maintained in a sanitary condition.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:      This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where no facilities for quick drenching of the body and eyes were immediately available for employees using battery acid to refill car batteries.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1260.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2): Portable fire extinguishers were not visually inspected at least monthly:    This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where the portable fire extinguishers onsite were not inspected monthly.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:    This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where portable fire extinguishers onsite had not received annual maintenance inspection or maintenance check.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.157(g)(2): The employer did not provide the education required in paragraph (g)(1) of this section upon initial employment and at least annually thereafter.    This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where technicians and maintenance workers expected to use fire extinguishers had not received annual training on the use of the equipment and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(1): Abrasive wheel(s) used on grinding machinery were not used with safety guard(s):      This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where the grinding wheel on the right of the bench grinder (serial # 56498) was not equipped with a safety guard.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch:    This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop; where the left work rest on the bench grinder (serial # 56489) was not adjusted to less than one-eighth of an inch from the wheel exposing the worker to a wheel jam, wheel breakage and struck by hazards.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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):      This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop on the auto lift; where live parts of the electrical control switches were not enclosed or guarded against accidental contact by use of approved cabinets.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.305(j)(1)(i): Fixtures, lampholders, lamps, rosettes, and receptacles located had live parts normally exposed to employee contact:       This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop:     a) East wall; where a receptacle outlet cover was missing.     b) West wall by the water dispenser; where the outlet screw was missing and the outlet became loose exposing live wires.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 Reduced

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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:    This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the maintenance shop tire bay area; where an electrical control panel cover was missing and employees were not protected from contacting energized parts and arc flash hazards.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1680.00 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:    This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, where a written hazard communication program was not developed for employees who used hazardous materials in the shop such as, but not limited to battery acids, engine oil, diesel, Freon 13, brake fluid, antifreeze and gasoline. No hazardous materials inventory or list for chemicals used in the shop, no materials safety data sheets (MSDS) and no training was conducted for employees using hazardous materials.

Issued

2014-02-27 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-05-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

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29 CFR 1910.141(d)(2)(iv): Lavatories were not provided with individual hand towels or sections thereof, of cloth or paper, warm air blowers or clean individual sections of continuous cloth toweling:      This violation was discovered on December 4, 2013, in the men's lavatory; where clean individual hand towels, cloth or paper towels were not provided to dry the hands after using the lavatories.