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Underground Customs: OSHA inspections and violations

Marion, Virginia · General Automotive Repair · NAICS 811111

2inspections
22citation items
$16,985current penalties
May 9, 2024last inspection

OSHA has inspected Underground Customs 2 times in Virginia since 2019.

The latest one began on May 9, 2024 after a complaint, in Marion; the case is still open.

Those inspections ended with 22 citation items: 19 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $26,765 and now stand at $16,985, 37% lower after settlements or reviews.

Hazard communication comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.1200.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for repair and personal services employers since 2015 is $1,200, and Underground Customs averages $8,492 (2 cited inspections).

Underground Customs: OSHA citation items per year, 2019 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347462608 OPENED MAY 9, 2024Open

Complaint · Partial · Health · 2 employees at the site · Open

829 W Chilhowie Street, Marion, VA 24354 · General Automotive Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(a)(3) · Exit routes
 Serious$1,980$990Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.101(b) · Compressed gases (general requirements)
 Serious$2,600$1,300Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.106(g)(8) · Flammable liquids
 Serious$2,600$1,300Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.157(c)(1) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$2,600$1,300Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Serious$0$0Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$2,600$1,300Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(f)(1)(iv) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Serious$1,980$990Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 7
29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$2,600$1,300Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 8a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,600$1,300Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 1, item 8b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · Walking-working surfaces
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.305(a)(4)(v) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 2024Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 5, 2024Final

Inspection 344499546 OPENED DEC 11, 2019Open

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Open

829 Chilhowie Street, Marion, VA 24354 · General Automotive Repair · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
 Serious$840$840Mar 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(ii) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$1,105$1,105Mar 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.253(b)(2)(iv) · Gas welding and cutting
 Serious$1,105$1,105Mar 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(g)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Serious$1,105$1,105Mar 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 5
29 CFR 1910.305(c)(4) · Electrical wiring methods
 Serious$1,105$1,105Mar 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 6
29 CFR 1910.334(a)(2)(ii) · Using electrical equipment
 Serious$1,105$1,105Mar 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 7a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$840$840Mar 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 7b
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Mar 2, 2020Final
Citation 1, item 7c
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Mar 2, 2020Final

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.101 · Compressed gases (general requirements)

29 CFR 1910.101(b)

(b) Compressed gases. The in-plant handling, storage, and utilization of all compressed gases in cylinders, portable tanks, rail tankcars, or motor vehicle cargo tanks shall be in accordance with Compressed Gas Association Pamphlet P-1-1965, which is incorporated by reference as specified in § 1910.6.

29 CFR 1910.106 · Flammable liquids

29 CFR 1910.106(g)(8)

(8) Sources of ignition. In addition to the previous restrictions of this paragraph, the following shall apply: There shall be no smoking or open flames in the areas used for fueling, servicing fuel systems for internal combustion engines, receiving or dispensing of flammable liquids. Conspicuous and legible signs prohibiting smoking shall be posted within sight of the customer being served. The motors of all equipment being fueled shall be shut off during the fueling operation.

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 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.253 · Gas welding and cutting

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.334 · Using electrical equipment

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

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