OSHA Inspection: CRASH CHAMPIONS, LLC

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7044.00 · Current $3522.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(e)(1):The employer did not provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee was fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace.  Employees engaged in automobile repair activities at body shop are exposed to health hazards. Employees are required to use respirator when handling chemicals, sanding and buffing  and were not medical evaluated prior to use of respirator.

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6215.00 · Current $3729.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(e)(3):Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check.  Employees engaged in automobile repair activities at body shop are exposed to fire hazard. Fire extinguishers located near welding and parts waiting areas were not annually inspected.

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $6215.00 · Current $3729.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.165(e):Manually operated actuation devices for use in conjunction with employee alarms were not unobstructed, conspicuous and readily accessible:  At compressor room in body shop employees engaged in automobile repair activities does not have readily accessibly to the manual fire alarm system. Fire alarm is obstructed.

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2022-04-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.303(g)(1)(vi)(B):A three foot minimum clearance was not maintained for headroom of working spaces about service equipment, switchboards, panel boards, or motor control centers.  Employees engaged in automobile repair activities  do not have readily access to the switchboard in the compressor room. Objects have to be removed in order to access to it. There is not a three foot clearance.

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5283.00 · Current $3170.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.334(a)(2)(ii): There was a defect or evidence of damage that could have exposed an employee to injury and the defective or damaged item was not removed from service and an employee was using it before repairs and tests necessary to render the equipment safe were made:   Employees engaged in automobile body shop activities on the intake area were exposed to  fire hazards in that the electrical cord supplying power to the lift had exposed wiring.

Issued

2022-03-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $41435.00 · Current $8287.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.134(f)(2):Employee(s) using a tight-fitting facepiece respirator were not annually fit tested.  Employees engaged in automobile repair activities at body shop are exposed to health hazards. Employees are required to use respirators and have not been fit-tested.