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Lawless Inc: OSHA inspections and violations

Woburn, Massachusetts · New Car Dealers · NAICS 441110

1inspections
7citation items
$8,000current penalties
Aug 15, 2023last inspection

OSHA has inspected Lawless Inc once in Massachusetts.

The inspection began on Aug 15, 2023 after a complaint, in Woburn.

That inspection ended with 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $25,000 and now stand at $8,000, 68% lower after settlements or reviews.

Exit routes comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.37.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for retail employers since 2015 is $1,750, and Lawless Inc averages $8,000 (1 cited inspection).

Lawless Inc also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Lawless Inc: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346910813 OPENED AUG 15, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 60 employees at the site · Closed May 14, 2024

196 Lexington Street, Woburn, MA 01801 · New Car Dealers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces
 Other-than-serious$4,687$1,000Oct 3, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.36(d)(1) · Exit route design
 Serious$6,250$2,500Oct 3, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Oct 3, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(2) · Exit routes
 Serious$0$0Oct 3, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$9,376$3,500Oct 3, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(4)(iii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$0$0Oct 3, 2023Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$4,687$1,000Oct 3, 2023Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Woburn site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 55 workers: 1.8 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 180 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Lawless, Inc.
Woburn · 2023
55 111.82.7
Main
Woburn · 2016
65 101.42.7

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3)

(3) Walking-working surfaces are maintained free of hazards such as sharp or protruding objects, loose boards, corrosion, leaks, spills, snow, and ice.

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii)

(ii) Inside of buildings, cylinders shall be stored in a well-protected, well-ventilated, dry location, at least 20 feet (6.1 m) from highly combustible materials such as oil or excelsior. Cylinders should be stored in definitely assigned places away from elevators, stairs, or gangways. Assigned storage spaces shall be located where cylinders will not be knocked over or damaged by passing or falling objects, or subject to tampering by unauthorized persons. Cylinders shall not be kept in unventilated enclosures such as lockers and cupboards.

29 CFR 1910.36 · Exit route design

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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