OSHA Inspection: BLOT AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.

Issued

2021-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.215(a)(4): Grinding machinery was not used with a work rest to support offhand grinding work:  a) Blot Automotive Group, Inc. DBA Meineke #2728 at 421 W 84th Ave, Thornton, Colorado: On or about October 29, 2020, the employer did not ensure that grinding machinery was used with a work rest to support offhand grinding work. Employees use the grinding machinery in the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles. This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards.

Issued

2021-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $867.00 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:  a)  Blot Automotive Group, Inc. DBA Meineke #2728  at 421 W 84th Ave, Thornton, Colorado: On or about October 29, 2020, the employer did not implement at the workplace a hazard communication program. Employees used chemicals for the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, including but not limited to the following: -Johnsen's Battery Cleaner  -NCP-2 Battery Corrosion Preventative  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

2021-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1)(i): The employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.   a)  Blot Automotive Group, Inc. DBA Meineke #2728  at 421 W 84th Ave, Thornton, Colorado: On or about October 29, 2020, the employer did not compile a list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that was referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet.  Employees used chemicals for the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, including but not limited to the following: -Johnsen's Battery Cleaner  -NCP-2 Battery Corrosion Preventative  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.

Issued

2021-01-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2021-02-22 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1755.00 · Current $867.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(h)(1): The employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  a)  Blot Automotive Group, Inc. DBA Meineke #2728  at 421 W 84th Ave, Thornton, Colorado: On or about October 29, 2020, the employer did not provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area. Employees used chemicals for the maintenance and repair of motor vehicles, including but not limited to the following: -Johnsen's Battery Cleaner  -NCP-2 Battery Corrosion Preventative  This condition exposed employees to chemical hazards.