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OSHA Inspection: RUSTY ECK FORD, INC.

Planned inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned health inspection of RUSTY ECK FORD, INC. in 351 SOUTHTOWNE EAST MALL DR, WICHITA, KS 67207 (NAICS 811121). OSHA activity number 341456150.

What this inspection record means

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Site address
351 SOUTHTOWNE EAST MALL DR
City
WICHITA
State
KS
ZIP
67207
Mailing
7310 E KELLOGG DRIVE, WICHITA, KS 67207
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (B)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
811121
Employees
183
Ownership type
Private (A)

6 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.134 I01 II A

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2016
Abate by
Aug 25, 2016
Penalty
Initial $4,500 · Current $4,500
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1)(ii)(A): The employer shall ensure that compressed air, compressed oxygen, liquid air, and liquid oxygen used for respiration accords with the following specifications: oxygen content 19.5-23.5%  (volume/volume):    Employees engaged in painting activities mandatorily to utilize supplied air hood were exposed to health hazards in that oxygen content was not checked.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $4500
  • · Z (S) $4500

1910.134 I01 II B

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2016
Abate by
Aug 25, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1): The employer shall ensure that compressed air, compressed oxygen, liquid air, and liquid oxygen used for respiration accords with the following specifications: hydrocarbon content of greater than 5 milligrams per cubic meter of air:    Employees engaged in painting activities mandatorily to utilize supplied air hood were exposed to health hazards in that level of hydrocarbon content was not checked.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.134 I01 II C

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2016
Abate by
Aug 25, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1): The employer shall ensure that compressed air, compressed oxygen, liquid air, and liquid oxygen used for respiration accords with the following specifications: carbon monoxide at greater than 10 parts per million:    Employees engaged in painting activities mandatorily to utilize supplied air hood were exposed to health hazards in that level of carbon monoxide was not checked.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.134 I01 II D

Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2016
Abate by
Aug 25, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(i)(1): The employer shall ensure that compressed air, compressed oxygen, liquid air, and liquid oxygen used for respiration accords with the following specifications: carbon dioxide content of 1,000 ppm:     Employees engaged in painting activities mandatorily to utilize supplied air hood were exposed to health hazards in that level of carbon dioxide  was not checked.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (S) $0

1910.132 A

Other-than-serious 2 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2016
Abate by
Aug 25, 2016
Penalty
Initial $2,700 · Current $2,700
29 CFR 1910.132(a): Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.    (a) On and about 12:40 pm, May 4th, 2016, employee engaged in painting activities were exposed to health hazards in the coverall was not applied.    (b) Employees engaged in mixing and painting activities were exposed to health hazards in the hand protection provided were not adequate to prevent dermal contact.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $2700
  • · Z (S) $2700

1910.134 C01 II

Deleted Other-than-serious 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Aug 1, 2016
Abate by
Aug 25, 2016
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)(ii): The written program did not contain provisions for medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators:   Employees required to apply respiratory protections in that medical evaluations were not provided.
Recent events (2)
  • · I (O) $0
  • · Z (O) $0

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 341456150.

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