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Ans, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Cortez, Colorado · General Automotive Repair · NAICS 811111

1inspections
3citation items
$3,342current penalties
May 13, 2015last inspection

Ans, Inc. has one OSHA inspection on record in Colorado.

OSHA opened it on May 13, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Cortez.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 serious.

OSHA proposed $6,685 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $3,342, down 50%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.215, grinders and abrasive wheels (2 items).

For context, across all repair and personal services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,200. Ans, Inc. averages $3,342 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Ans, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2015 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 340654516 OPENED MAY 13, 2015Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 16 employees at the site · Closed Aug 11, 2015

1856 East Main St., Cortez, CO 81321 · General Automotive Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$4,900$2,450Jun 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$1,785$892Jun 29, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$0$0Jun 29, 2015Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.215(a)(4)

(4) Work rests. On offhand grinding machines, work rests shall be used to support the work. They shall be of rigid construction and designed to be adjustable to compensate for wheel wear. Work rests shall be kept adjusted closely to the wheel with a maximum opening of one-eighth inch to prevent the work from being jammed between the wheel and the rest, which may cause wheel breakage. The work rest shall be securely clamped after each adjustment. The adjustment shall not be made with the wheel in motion.

29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9)

(9) Exposure adjustment. Safety guards of the types described in subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this paragraph, where the operator stands in front of the opening, shall be constructed so that the peripheral protecting member can be adjusted to the constantly decreasing diameter of the wheel. The maximum angular exposure above the horizontal plane of the wheel spindle as specified in paragraphs (b) (3) and (4) of this section shall never be exceeded, and the distance between the wheel periphery and the adjustable tongue or the end of the peripheral member at the top shall never exceed one-fourth inch. (See Figures O-18, O-19, O-20, O-21, O-22, and O-23.)

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

OSH Act Section 5(a)(1)

Each employer shall furnish to each of his employees employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his employees.

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