OSHA Inspection: JOHN'S USED AUTOS AND PARTS, LLC

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,289 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1): Open-sided floors and/or platforms four feet or more above adjacent floor or ground level were not guarded with standard railings (or equivalent) and toeboards:    Used tire area: A platform used to access the used tire racks was not guarded by a standard railing where the mid-rail was missing exposing employees to a fall of approximately six (6) feet to the concrete below.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $970 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2): Each exit was not clearly visible and marked by a sign reading "Exit":    Facility:  Throughout the facility exit doors were not clearly visible or marked by a sign indicating an exit.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.37(b)(4): Signs were not posted along the exit access indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit and exit discharge when the direction of travel to the exit or exit discharge was not immediately apparent:  Facility:  The direction of travel to the nearest exit was not immediately apparent.  There were no signs posted indicating the direction of travel to the nearest exit.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $970 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:    Facility:  The employer did not ensure that employees engaged in the removal of fluids, glass, and other automobile parts wore appropriate eye and face protection.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1): The employer did not assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE):  Facility:  The employer did not perform an assessment of the work place to determine what hazards are present and the appropriate PPE, like face shields, aprons, gloves, and safety boots where employees are dismantling automobiles, draining hazardous waste like anti-freeze, engine oil, and transmission fluid, working with and charging batteries, and other activities associated with an automotive salvage yard.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.136(a): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used protective footwear when working in areas where there was a danger of foot injuries due to falling or rolling objects, or objects piercing the sole, and where such employee's feet were exposed to electrical hazards:    Facility:  Employees working in an automobile salvage yard are not required to wear protective footwear in areas where they could suffer punctures or foot injuries from falling or rolling objects.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.138(a): The employer did not select and require employee(s) to use appropriate hand protection when employees' hands were exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasion; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes.    Facility: The employer did not select and require the use of protective gloves where employees are working with scrap automobiles removing parts, glass, and fluids.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(c)(1)(i): The employer did not assure that employees do not service any multi-piece rim wheel unless the employee has been trained and instructed in the correct and safe operating procedures described in 29 CFR 1910.177(f) for servicing multi-piece rim wheels.  Facility:  An employee was fatally injured while servicing a multi-piece rim wheel on a John Deere 644C where the employer did not provide training.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(d)(1): The employer did not furnish a restraining device for employees to use while inflating tires on multi-piece wheels:  Facility:  An employee was fatally injured while inflating a tire on a multi-piece wheel where a restraining device was not provided.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $3,741 · Current $3,741

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.177(f): The employer did not establish a safe operating procedure for servicing multi-piece rim wheels which contained, at a minimum, the elements listed in 29 CFR 1910.177(f)(1) through (11):  Facility:  An employee was fatally injured while servicing a multi-piece rim wheel where the employer did not establish safe operating procedures as required.  This exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,289 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):    Facility:  Employees operating a Toyota lift truck were not trained and evaluated in the safe operation of forklifts exposing employees to struck-by and crushed-by hazards.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $2,138 · Current $1,289 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    Front of facility near office:  An electrical box had openings that were not effectively closed exposing employees to arc flash/arc blast hazards while operating the breakers.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Abate by

Feb 23, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,604 · Current $970 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:    Facility: Employees use Floor cleaner, tire bead sealer, ethylene glycol, penetrating fluids, and other chemicals without training on the hazards, labeling or Safety Data Sheets.

Issued

Jan 3, 2017

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.39(a)(1): The employer did not report within 8-hours the death of an employee resulting from a work-related incident:    On October 31, 2016 an employee was seriously injured when struck-by a chain while working at the facility.  The employee succumbed to his injuries on  November 11, 2016.  The employer failed to report the passing of the employee to the local area office.