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Nick's Towing: OSHA inspections and violations

Madera, California · Motor Vehicle Towing · NAICS 488410

1inspections
3citation items
$1,225current penalties
Dec 1, 2017last inspection

Nick's Towing has one OSHA inspection on record in California.

OSHA opened it on Dec 1, 2017 after a fatality or catastrophe, in Madera.

From that inspection OSHA issued 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $5,390 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $1,225, down 77%.

For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,408. Nick's Towing averages $1,225 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.

Nick's Towing: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2017
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 342804242 OPENED DEC 1, 2017Closed

Fatality or catastrophe · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Jun 25, 2018

28804 Oregon Ave, Madera, CA 93638 · Motor Vehicle Towing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Nov 29, 2017 (fatal): Employee dies of natural causes

At 9:15 a.m. on November 29, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were standing by the fire, outside of a small shop. As they proceeded to go inside of the shop, Employee #1 placed his right hand on the edge of a wooden desk and collapsed to the floor. The employee fell on his face on the concrete floor. The coworker turned him face up and yelled for help. Emergency services were called and the coworker administered chest compressions while he was on the phone with emergency services until they arrived. Employee #1 died of natural causes. causes.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 342(A)
Other-than-serious$5,000$1,000Jan 5, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 3203(A)
Other-than-serious$130$75Jan 5, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 3395(I)
Other-than-serious$260$150Jan 5, 2018Final

The rules behind these citations

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

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