OSHA Inspection: SCHLOSSMANN'S DODGE CITY CHRYSLER JEEP, INC.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i):  Approved containers and portable tanks were not used:       (a)     A plastic 5-gallon bucket with no cover, not approved for combustible or flammable liquids, was used to transfer the Univar Blend Brake Cleaner, a Category 2 flammable liquid with a flashpoint of minus 16 degrees F, from the shipping container in the chemical store room to the express lube area oil changing pit.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(4)(v): Dispensing of flammable and combustible liquids was not done using an approved pump or self-closing faucet only:    (a)      In the chemical store room a plastic hand-operated pump, not approved for combustible or flammable liquids, was used to transfer the Univar Blend Brake Cleaner, a Category 2 flammable liquid with a flash point of minus 16 degrees F, from the 55-gallon shipping container to a plastic 5-gallon bucket.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 25, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $4,900

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(c): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 degrees F (37.8 degrees C), were used where there were open flames or other sources of ignition within the possible path of vapor travel:      (a)     In the express lube area the Univar blend brake cleaner, a Category 2 flammable liquid with a flashpoint of minus 16 degrees F, was used in the oil changing pit which was equipped with a wet/dry vacuum, a fluorescent light fixture and a duplex outlet ground fault circuit interrupter that were neither intrinsically safe, approved for hazardous locations, nor safe for the hazardous location.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,200 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment was not used when necessary whenever hazards capable of causing injury and impairment were encountered:    (a)     In the express lube area the employees using the Univar blend brake cleaner, a flammable liquid, to clean the oil change pit were provided with polyester and cotton blend work shirt and work pants which were not protective for fire hazards.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $4,900 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(c): Equipment, wiring methods, and installations of equipment in hazardous (classified) locations were not intrinsically safe, approved for the hazardous (classified) location, or safe for the hazardous (classified) location:    (a)     In the express lube area the oil changing pit, a class 1 division 1 hazardous location due to the use of the flammable Univar blend brake cleaner, the employees used a wet/dry vacuum that was neither intrinsically safe, approved for hazardous locations, nor safe for the hazardous location.     (b)     In the express lube area the oil changing pit, a class 1 division 1 hazardous location due to the use of the flammable Univar blend brake cleaner, was equipped with three fluorescent light fixtures that were neither intrinsically safe, approved for hazardous locations, nor safe for the hazardous location.     (c)     In the express lube area the oil changing pit, a class 1 division 1 hazardous location due to the use of the flammable Univar blend brake cleaner, was equipped with a duplex outlet ground fault circuit interrupter that was neither intrinsically safe, approved for hazardous locations, nor safe for the hazardous location.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.307(d): Conduits in hazardous (classified) locations were not threaded:    (a)     In the express lube area the oil changing pit was equipped with a conduit connection to the duplex outlet that was with a set-screw and which was not a threaded connection.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,100 · Current $2,100

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5): The employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged, or marked with the identity and appropriate hazard warnings regarding the chemicals contained therein:    (a)     In the express lube area the Sure Shot chemical sprayer contained Univar Blend Brake Cleaner and there was no information on the container label that showed the identity nor the hazard warnings.

Issued

Jul 30, 2015

Abate by

Aug 11, 2015

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iv):   The details of the hazard communication program developed by the employer, did not include an explanation of the labels received on shipped containers and the workplace labeling system used by their employer; the safety data sheet, including the order of information and how employee could obtain and use the appropriate hazard information:    (a)     In the express lube area the lube technicians had not received training that described the new safety data sheet format and the new label elements that are contained within the new globally harmonized system of classification and labeling of chemicals (GHS) for employees handling chemicals such as the Univar Blend Brake Cleaner #767566.