OSHA Inspection: STARZ AUTO SALES, INC.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors from sources such as open flames; lightning; smoking; cutting and welding; hot surfaces; frictional heat; static, electrical, and mechanical sparks; spontaneous ignition, including heat-producing chemical reactions; and radiant heat:    a. Catch Rack, Bay 3 - On or about July 15, 2015 the employer did not take precautions to prevent the ignition of gasoline that was being drained from a vehicle fuel tank.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 degree F (37.8 degree C), were dispensed into containers without the containers being electrically interconnected:  a. Catch Rack, Bay 3 - On or about July 15, 2015 gasoline was allowed to free flow from a vehicle fuel tank into a gasoline can that was located approximately 6.5 feet below the fuel tank.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $2,800 · Current $2,800

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iv): Cutting or welding was permitted in areas before the areas were inspected by the individual responsible for authorizing cutting and welding operations:    a. Starz Auto Sales, Inc. -  On or about July 15, 2015 the employer did not establish and implement procedures to ensure that hot work locations were inspected prior to the start of hot work.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,200 · Current $1,200

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. Starz Auto Sales, Inc. - On or about July 15, 2015 a Hazard Communication program had not been developed and implemented.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 1, 2015

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $1,000

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(2): The employer did not report an in-patient hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye as a result of a work-related incident to OSHA within twenty-four (24) hours.     a. Starz Auto Sales - On or about July 15, 2015, an employee was hospitalized due to a job related injury. The employer did not report hospitalization to OSHA.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $400

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(f)(6): "No Smoking" signs were not conspicuously posted where hazard from flammable liquid vapors is normally present.    a. Catch Rack, Bay 3 - On or about July 15, 2015, No Smoking signs were not posted in bay 3. Combustible and flammable automotive fluids are drained into catch rack containment.

Issued

Nov 20, 2015

Abate by

Dec 8, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(6): The employer did not certify that each operator had been trained and evaluated as required by paragraph (l).  The certification did not include the name of the operator, the date of training, the date of the evaluation, and the identity of the person(s) performing the training and evaluation.   a. Starz Auto Sales, Inc. - On or about July 15, 2015, forklift operators were not certified to operate the forklifts.