OSHA Inspection: HAHN AUTOMOTIVE WAREHOUSE, INC.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,458 · Current $9,458

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.36(d)(1): Employee(s) were not able to open an exit route door from the inside at all times without keys, tools, or special knowledge:  a) Warehouse: On or about July 1, 2025, employees working in the warehouse where the door marked as an exit was blocked by a wood screen door and a garbage container. The screen door opened in the opposite direction of exit door, which would impede a timely evacuation of employees during an emergency incident.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,458 · Current $9,458

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29 CFR  1910.37(a)(3): Exit routes were not free and/or unobstructed:  a) Warehouse: On or about July 1, 2025, for employees working in the warehouse restoking material, the exit route through the aisles in the warehouse was obstructed by pallets of product placed in the middle of the isle impeding the means of egress for employees.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,566 · Current $7,566

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29 CFR  1910.133(a)(1):The employer did not ensure that each affected employee used 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) Warehouse floor: On or about July 1, 2025, the employer did not ensure employees were provided appropriate eye or face protection while working around leaking car batteries and other chemicals that were stored in shelves and transported around the warehouse. The employees are required to lift and move batteries that have leaking acid and which has dripped and splashed on employees.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.151(c): Where employees were exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body were not provided within the work area for immediate emergency use:  a) Warehouse floor: On or about July 1, 2025, for employees who were required to work with, handle and transport car batteries which leak acid, the employer did not provide them with suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $7,566 · Current $7,566

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(c)(1): Portable fire extinguishers were not mounted, located and identified so that they were readily accessible without subjecting the employees to injuries:  a) Warehouse floor: On or about July 1, 2025, for employees filling orders in the warehouse, portable fire extinguishers were left on the ground and not mounted.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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29 CFR  1910.157(e)(3): Portable fire extinguishers were not subjected to an annual maintenance check:  a) Warehouse floor: On or about July 1, 2025, for the employees working in the warehouse, the employer did not ensure that portable fire extinguishers were inspected and maintained on an annual basis as required.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1910.157(g)(1): An educational program was not provided for all employees to familiarize them with the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with incipient stage fire fighting.  a) Warehouse floor: On or about July 1, 2025 for the employees working in the warehouse and who are required to use fire extinguishers during the incipient stage of the fire, the employer did not train employees in the general principles of fire extinguisher use and the hazards involved with fire fighting.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $9,458 · Current $9,458

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29 CFR  1910.178(l)(1)(i): The employer did not ensure that each powered industrial truck operator was competent to operate a powered industrial truck safely, as demonstrated by the successful completion of the training and evaluation.   a)Warehouse: On or about July 1, 2025, for employees working in the warehouse, the employer did not provide the required initial PIT training on the (HYSTER W45Z-HD) pallet jack.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $5,674 · Current $5,674

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29 CFR  1910.1200(e)(1): The employer did not develop, implement, and/or maintain at the workplace a written hazard communication program:  a) Warehouse: On or about July 1, 2025, for employees who are required to work with chemicals stored in the warehouse such as but not limited to battery acid, the employer did not provide a written hazard communication program.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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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) Warehouse: On or about July 1, 2025, for employees working with chemicals in the warehouse such as but not limited to battery acid, the employer did not provide the required safety data sheets for each hazardous chemical, and did not ensure that they were readily accessible.

Issued

Dec 22, 2025

Abate by

Dec 31, 2025

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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 physical or health hazard the employees had not previously been trained about was introduced into their work area:  a) On or about July 1, 2025, for employees working in the warehouse with chemicals such as but not limited to battery acid, the employer did not provide training regarding the hazardous chemicals stored and handled in the warehouse.