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OSHA Inspection: DON BESSETTE MOTORS, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of DON BESSETTE MOTORS, INC. in 1715 NORTH BROADWAY, MINOT, ND 58703 (NAICS 441110). OSHA activity number 342747227.

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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
1715 NORTH BROADWAY
City
MINOT
State
ND
ZIP
58703
Mailing
1715 NORTH BROADWAY, MINOT, ND 58703
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
B
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
441110
Employees
32
Ownership type
A

5 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.303 B02

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2018
Abate by
Mar 15, 2018
Penalty
Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2): Listed or labeled electrical equipment was not used or installed in accordance with instructions included in the listing or labeling:  (a)  On November 2, 2017, and at times prior, for employees who was exposed to electrical hazards from an electrical panel missing a cover in the Detailer building at or near 1715 North Broadway in Minot, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1940
  • — Z (S) $3880

1910.303 G01 II

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2018
Abate by
Mar 15, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(1)(ii): Working space required by this standard may not be used for storage.  (a)  On November 2, 2017, and at times prior, for employees who were exposed to electrical hazards where access was blocked by cleaning materials and parts boxes stored in front of the panels in the Service Shop building at or near 1715 North Broadway in Minot, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.305 B01 II

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2018
Abate by
Mar 15, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:   (a)    On November 2, 2017, and at times prior, for employee who was exposed to electrical hazards where a breaker was missing and covered with tape in the Detailer building at or near 1715 North Broadway in Minot, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

1910.215 A04

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2018
Abate by
Mar 15, 2018
Penalty
Initial $3,880 · Current $1,940 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4): Work rest(s) on grinding machinery were not adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one eighth inch.  (a)   On November 2, 2017, and at times prior, for employees who were exposed to struck-by hazards while using a Jet grinder where the work rest was approximately 7/8 inch from the wheel in the tire room of the Service Shop at or near 1715 North Broadway in Minot, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1940
  • — Z (S) $3880

1910.215 B09

Serious Gravity 1 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Mar 9, 2018
Abate by
Mar 15, 2018
Penalty
Initial $0 · Current $0
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9): Guards for abrasive wheel machinery where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The distance between the abrasive wheel periphery(s) and the adjustable tongue or the end of the safety guard peripheral member at the top exceeded one fourth inch.   (a)   On November 2, 2017, and at times prior, for employees who were exposed to being struck by flying debris while using a Jet grinder without a tongue guard in the tire room of the Service Shop building at or near 1715 North Broadway in Minot, North Dakota.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $0
  • — Z (S) $0

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