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Olmos Machine Shop: OSHA inspections and violations

Brownsville, Texas · General Automotive Repair · NAICS 811111

1inspections
3citation items
$2,566current penalties
Aug 23, 2016last inspection

OSHA has inspected Olmos Machine Shop once in Texas.

The inspection began on Aug 23, 2016 as a planned inspection, in Brownsville.

That inspection ended with 3 citation items: 3 serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $4,276 and now stand at $2,566, 40% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Olmos Machine Shop averages $2,566 (1 cited inspection).

Olmos Machine Shop: OSHA citation items per year, 2016 to 2016
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341721611 OPENED AUG 23, 2016Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 3 employees at the site · Closed Nov 7, 2019

2434 East 13th Street, Brownsville, TX 78521 · General Automotive Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$2,138$1,283Jan 10, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$2,138$1,283Jan 10, 2017Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$0$0Jan 10, 2017Final

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(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.)

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(i)

(i) Unused openings in boxes, raceways, auxiliary gutters, cabinets, equipment cases, or housings shall be effectively closed to afford protection substantially equivalent to the wall of the equipment.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.305(g)(2)(ii)

(ii) Flexible cords may be used only in continuous lengths without splice or tap. Hard-service cord and junior hard-service cord No. 14 and larger may be repaired if spliced so that the splice retains the insulation, outer sheath properties, and usage characteristics of the cord being spliced.

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