OSHA Inspection: MONRO MUFFLER AND BRAKES, INC.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $7,243 · Current $6,973 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:    a) Maintenance Bay - on or about November 8, 2017, employees performing automotive maintenance stored and installed batteries, containing injurious corrosive materials, without suitable facilities for quick drenching and flushing of eyes and body for emergency use.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $9,054 · Current $9,054

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(b)(2)(iii): Workers and other persons adjacent to the welding area were not protected from the rays by noncombustible or flameproof screens or shields:    a) Maintenance Bay - on or about November 8, 2017, employees performed MIG welding at four work stations, but the workers and other persons adjacent to the welding performed were not protected from the rays.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(iii)(A): The employer did not provide fire watchers whenever welding or cutting was performed in locations where other than a minor fire might develop:    a) Maintenance Bay, Work Table - on or about October 30, 2017, the employer did not provide fire watchers whenever an oxyacetylene torch had been used at a work table where other than a minor fire might develop.    b) Maintenance Bay, Vehicle Lifts - on or about November 8, 2017, the employer did not provide fire watchers whenever MIG welding and oxyacetylene torching had been used on vehicles where other than a minor fire might develop.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $6,973

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1)(ii): Unused openings in boxes, cabinets, or fittings were not effectively closed:    a) Maintenance Bay - on or about November 8, 2017, an unused opening in an outlet box near the circuit breaker control panel was not effectively closed.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.334(a)(3)(ii): Attachment plugs and receptacles were connected or altered in a manner which prevented proper continuity of the electric equipment grounding conductor at the point where plugs were attached to receptacles:    a) Maintenance Bay, Work Bench - on or about November 8, 2017, the attachment cord for the portable reciprocating saw used had been altered in a manner which prevented proper continuity of the equipment grounding conductor.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(3)(ii): Each employee was not protected from tripping into or stepping into or through any hole that is less than 4 feet (1.2 m) above a lower level by covers or guardrail systems:    a) Maintenance Bay - on or about November 8, 2017, employees were not protected from tripping or stepping into or through a hole in the floor grating, approximately 4 inches wide and 15 inches long, that is less than 4 feet above the lower level and was not protected by a cover.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.135(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee wear a protective helmet when working in areas where there is a potential for injury to the head from falling objects:    a) Front Service Desk - on or about November 8, 2017, employees were exposed to overhead hazards from a vent cover not properly secured to the ceiling and the employer did not ensure affected employees wear protective helmets in the working area.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.253(e)(6)(ii): When regulators or parts of regulators, including gages, needed repair, the work was not performed by skilled mechanics who had been properly instructed:    a) Maintenance Bay - on or about November 8, 2017, gauges on the regulator for the acetylene cylinder used for oxyacetylene torching was damaged and not repaired.

Issued

Nov 27, 2017

Abate by

Jan 23, 2018

Penalty

Initial $5,432 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    a) 1326 Grape St. Whitehall, PA - on or about November 8, 2017, employees performed automotive maintenance with the use of chemicals to include but not limited to brake fluid, glass cleaner, power steering fluid, all-purpose cleaners, and coolant, but the employer did not provide effective information and training on hazards of such chemicals as required.