OSHA Inspection: GERMAIN HONDA OF BEAVERCREEK II, LLC

Issued

Apr 23, 2025

Abate by

May 12, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,050 · Current $9,500 Reduced

Hazardous substances 04202085214021502260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(i): The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:   Select, and have each affected employee use, the types of PPE that will protect the affected employee from the hazards identified in the hazard assessment.  (a)  On or about January 17, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees wore safety glasses in the Detail Department where employees detailed cars with corrosive chemicals, such as but not limited to sodium hydroxide, ethanol, butane, propane, potassium hydroxide, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrofluoric acid.

Issued

Apr 23, 2025

Abate by

May 12, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

Hazardous substances 04202085214021502260

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1):  The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.   (a)  On or about January 17, 2025, the employer did not ensure that employees wore eye and face protection in the Detail Department where employees detailed cars with corrosive chemicals, such as but not limited to sodium hydroxide, ethanol, butane, propane, potassium hydroxide, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, and hydrofluoric acid.

Issued

Apr 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $10,050 · Current $0 Reduced

Hazardous substances 00400420043509101060

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.151(c): Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  (a)  On or about January 17, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the emergency eyewash in the Detail Department was available for immediate emergency use, where corrosive chemicals such as but not limited to Car Brite Tire and Engine Cleaner (pH=13), and Car Brite Breakdown Bug Remover (pH=13/14), as it was blocked by a Master MH-140T-KFA 140,000 BTU torpedo portable heater, a shop vac, empty chemical containers, and a cart used to store and dispense hazardous cleaning chemicals.

Issued

Apr 23, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,009 · Current $0 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.7(b)(3): How do I record a work-related injury or illness that results in days away from work? When an injury or illness involves one or more days away from work, you must record the injury or illness on the OSHA 300 Log with a check mark in the space for cases involving days away and an entry of the number of calendar days away from work in the number of days column. If the employee is out for an extended period of time, you must enter an estimate of the days that the employee will be away, and update the day count when the actual number of days is known.   (a) On or about December 12, 2024, the employer failed to accurately record a work-related injury on the OSHA 300 Log. Specifically, an employee sustained an injury that involved one day away from work and ten days of restricted duty. However, the employer recorded zero days away from work and zero days of restricted work.