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OSHA Inspection: BROWNS AUTO SERVICE, INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of BROWNS AUTO SERVICE, INC. in 1144 BROADWATER, BILLINGS, MT 59102 (NAICS 811118). OSHA activity number 343552840.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
1144 BROADWATER
City
BILLINGS
State
MT
ZIP
59102
Mailing
1144 BROADWATER, BILLINGS, MT 59102
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
811118
Employees
43
Ownership type
A

2 citations on file for this inspection.

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 5 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Jan 8, 2019
Abate by
Feb 4, 2019
Penalty
Initial $4,398 · Current $2,199 Reduced
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1): One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks:    a. Benching Room: On or about October 23th, 2018, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck-by hazards while utilizing an unguarded Owatonna Tool Company 25 ton Hydraulic Press (serial number 1084) to press bearings in the  Benching Room.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2199
  • — Z (S) $4398

1910.215 A04

Other-than-serious 1 instance 16 exposed
Issued
Jan 8, 2019
Abate by
Feb 4, 2019
Penalty
Initial $3,297 · Current $0 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. Main Shop: On or about October 23rd, 2018, and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while performing grinding operations on the abrasive wheel side of a Jet 8" Bench Grinder whose work rest was approximately 7/8" away from the wheel.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $0
  • — Z (S) $3297

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