OSHA Inspection: AL BUYS JUNK CARS, INC.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $2,838

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(d)(6)(iii): "Spill containment." The storage area was not graded in a manner to divert possible spills away from buildings or other exposures or was not surrounded by a curb at least 6 inches high. When curbs are used, provisions were not made for draining of accumulations of ground or rain water or spills of flammable liquids. Drains did not terminate at a safe location and were not accessible to operation under fire conditions:  a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards while working near storage areas that did not have proper spill containment of flammable liquids.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.106(e)(2):Flammable liquids were not stored in tanks or closed containers:  a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards, in that, flammable liquids were not stored in tanks or closed containers.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $16,550 · Current $16,550

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(i): Adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors:    a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees were exposed to fire and explosion hazards, in that, adequate precautions were not taken to prevent the ignition of flammable vapors evaporating from flammable liquids such as, but not limited to, gasoline from ignition sources such as, but not limited to, electrical sparks when removing a battery from a salvage vehicle adjacent to open containers of flammable liquid, cutting and frictional heat when drilling into a vehicle's gas tank, and static sparks when dispensing flammable liquid into containers that were not electrically interconnected.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(6)(ii): Category 1 or 2 flammable liquids, or Category 3 flammable liquids with a flashpoint below 100 �F (37.8 �C), were dispensed into containers without the nozzle and container being electrically interconnected.    a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees were exposed to fire hazards, in that, the salvage vehicles were drained of Category 1 flammable liquids such as, but not limited to, gasoline into a 55-gallon drum without the nozzle and container being electrically connected.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Nov 18, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1): Protective face equipment was not required where there was a reasonable probability of injury that could be prevented by such equipment:     a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees were exposed to flying particles, eye injuries, and fire hazards, in that, the employer did not enforce the use of eye and face protection during vehicle dismantling operations.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $3,405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(a)(6):The employer did not ensure that all nameplates and markings were in place:  a. On or about April 17, 2025, in the yard and at the dismantling/processing department: employees were exposed to crushing and struck-by hazards, in that, data plate indicating the capacity of Caterpillar DP45K forklift was not legible.  b. On or about April 17, 2025, in the yard at the dismantling/processing department: employees were exposed to crushing and struck-by hazards, in that, the Caterpillar DP45K forklift had no markings on the control levers to indicate their use and purpose.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,838 · Current $2,838

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i):The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator is competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation specified in this paragraph (l):  a. On or about April 17, 2025, in the yard and at the dismantling/processing department: employees were exposed to crushing and struck-by hazards, in that, the employer allowed employees to operate forklifts without completing a forklift training program that met the requirements of OSHA standard 1910.178(l) powered industrial trucks.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $2,270

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1): Employer had not developed or implemented a written hazard communication program that included the requirements outlined in 29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) and (e)(1)(ii):     a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees engaged in vehicle dismantling activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances that included but are not limited to Gasoline, Brake Fluid, Engine Oil, Coolant, and Flash Diesel, in that, the employer did not develop a workplace written hazard communication program.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,972 · Current $3,972

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.1200(f)(6): The employer used written materials, such as signs, placards, process sheets, or batch tickets in lieu of affixing labels to individual stationary process containers which were not readily accessible to the employees in their work area throughout their work shift:  a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees engaged in vehicle dismantling activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances that included but are not limited to Gasoline, Brake Fluid, Engine Oil, Coolant, and Flash Diesel, in that, the employer did not label, tag, or mark the containers with the product identifier.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,405 · Current $3,405

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8): The employer did not maintain in the workplace copies of the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible during each work shift to employees when they were in their work area(s):    a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees engaged in vehicle dismantling activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances that included, but are not limited to, Gasoline, Brake Fluid, Engine Oil, Coolant, and Flash Diesel, in that, safety data sheets were not readily available to employees.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $2,270 · Current $2,270

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. On or about April 17, 2025, at the dismantling/processing department: employees engaged in vehicle dismantling activities were exposed to hazardous chemicals and substances that included but are not limited to Gasoline, Brake Fluid, Engine Oil, Coolant, and Flash Diesel, in that , employees were not provided information and training on these chemicals and substances hazards and warning properties as required by the standard.

Issued

Sep 30, 2025

Abate by

Oct 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $567 · Current $567

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1904.32(b)(6): The annual summary was not posted between February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and kept in place until April 30 at the work site.    a. On or about April 17, 2025, at the site: the employer did not post the OSHA 300 Log annual summary, following the end of the calendar year that these records covered.