KALISPELL, MT —
OSHA Inspection: LES SCHWAB TIRES OF MONTANA LLC
Planned inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of LES SCHWAB TIRES OF MONTANA LLC in 1015 WEST CENTER STREET, KALISPELL, MT 59901 (NAICS 441320). OSHA activity number 348400086.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- LES SCHWAB TIRES OF MONTANA LLC
- Site address
- 1015 WEST CENTER STREET
- City
- KALISPELL
- State
- MT
- ZIP
- 59901
- Mailing
- 1015 WEST CENTER STREET, KALISPELL, MT 59901
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Planned (H)
- Scope
- Complete (A)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- B
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 441320
- Employees
- 23
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
6 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.23 E01 VII
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,029 · Current $3,617 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.23(e)(1)(vii): The employer did not ensure that mobile ladder stands and platforms that have wheels or casters are equipped with a system to impede horizontal movement when an employee is on the stand or platform: a) Les Schwab Tires of Montana LLC, 1015 West Center Street, Kalispell, MT: On or about July 23, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to fall hazards while utilizing the rolling staircase without locking wheels to load and unload tires from the storage shelves.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3617.4
- — Z (S) $6029
1910.178 A06
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,029 · Current $3,617 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(a)(6):The employer did not ensure that all nameplates or markings were maintained in a legible condition: a) Les Schwab Tires of Montana LLC, 1015 West Center Street, Kalispell, MT: On or about July 23, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while operating the Toyota forklift, Model: 7FGU25, Serial: 84418 to move freight without clearly marked functions of hydraulic mast control levers.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3617.4
- — Z (S) $6029
1910.212 A01
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,029 · Current $3,617 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1):One or more methods of machine guarding was not provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks: a) Les Schwab Tires of Montana LLC, 1015 West Center Street, Kalispell, MT: On or about July 23, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to being struck by flying metal chips while operating the AMMCO brake lathe without a chip guard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3617.4
- — Z (S) $6029
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $6,029 · Current $3,617 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9):Guard for abrasive wheel machine where the operator stands in front of the machine was not constructed so that the peripheral protecting member could be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel: a) Les Schwab Tires of Montana LLC, 1015 West Center Street, Kalispell, MT: On or about July 23, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to struck by hazards while using the abrasive wheel on the ProValue bench grinder without a tongue guard.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $3617.4
- — Z (S) $6029
1910.178 Q07
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(q)(7):Industrial trucks were not examined before being placed in service: a) Les Schwab Tires of Montana LLC, 1015 West Center Street, Kalispell, MT: On or about July 23, 2025 and at times prior, the employer failed to ensure the Toyota forklift, Model: 7FGU25, Serial: 84418 was inspected daily prior to use.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
1910.1200 F06 II
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2025
- Abate by
- Dec 10, 2025
- Penalty
- Initial $0 · Current $0
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii): Except as provided in 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(7) and 29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(8), the employer did not ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled, tagged or marked with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, would provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical: a) Les Schwab Tires of Montana LLC, 1015 West Center Street, Kalispell, MT: On or about July 23, 2025 and at times prior, employees were exposed to; Sodium Metasilicate Pentahydrate, 2-Butoxyethanol, Tetrasodium EDTA, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Surfactant, Nonylphenol ethoxylate (Whitewall Cleaner) while using these chemicals to clean tires at the facility. The employer failed to ensure that each container of hazardous chemicals in the workplace was labeled with the product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provides at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals.
Recent events (2)
- — I (O) $0
- — Z (O) $0
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 348400086.
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