GREEN BAY, WI ·
OSHA Inspection: SMITTY'S SALVAGE & SUPPLY INC
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of SMITTY'S SALVAGE & SUPPLY INC in 2325 MAIN STREET, GREEN BAY, WI 54311 (NAICS 423930). OSHA activity number 340869395.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SMITTY'S SALVAGE & SUPPLY INC
- Site address
- 2325 MAIN STREET
- City
- GREEN BAY
- State
- WI
- ZIP
- 54311
- Mailing
- 2325 MAIN STREET, GREEN BAY, WI 54311
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- 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
- 423930
- Employees
- 15
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
4 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.106 D02 I
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(d)(2)(i): Approved containers and/or portable tanks were not used for the storage of flammable liquids: Smitty's Salvage facility located at 2325 Main St. Green Bay, WI: On and before 8/12/15, gasoline drained from vehicle gas tanks was stored in an Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) tote which was not approved for the storage of Class 1 flammable liquids.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.106 E02 IV D
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(iv)(d): Flammable liquids were not drawn from or transferred into vessels, containers, or portable tanks within a building only through a closed piping system, from safety cans, by means of a device drawing through the top, or from a container or portable tanks by gravity through an approved self-closing valve: Smitty's Salvage located at 2325 Main St. Green Bay, WI: On and before 8/12/15, employees drained gasoline from vehicle fuel tanks into plastic 5 gallon buckets and then into an IBC tote, none of which were equipped with lids or self-closing valves to reduce the accumulation of vapors.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $0
- · Z (S) $0
1910.106 E06 I
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 8, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $2,800 · Current $1,680 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors: Smitty's Salvage located at 2325 Main St. Green Bay, WI: On and before 8/12/15, employees draining gasoline from vehicle fuel tanks into temporary storage containers were exposed to fire and explosion hazards caused by power tools which produced sparks.
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1680
- · Z (S) $2800
1910.106 E06 II
- Issued
- Aug 28, 2015
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 2015
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Class I flammable liquid(s) were dispensed into containers without electrically interconnecting the nozzle and the container: Smitty's Salvage located at 2325 Main St. Green Bay, WI: On and before 8/12/15, employees were transferring gasoline between containers and tanks without bonding the containers to each other to prevent sparking.
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 340869395.
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