JIMS GARAGE INC
(AUTO PLANT) 5500 SR 38 EAST, LAFAYETTE, IN 47903
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Inspection records
Oct 15, 2015#340991918Oct 15, 2015FatalityFatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#340991918$4503 viol.3 violations$450 in penalties
Inspection #340991918
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 15, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 2016
- Final Order
- Apr 13, 2016
- Closed
- Sep 16, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 13
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $450
- Penalties on Record
- $450
- Site Address
- 1770 North 9th Street, Lafayette, IN 47904
- Industry
- 811198 All Other Automotive Repair and Maintenance
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee is run over by tow truck and killed
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $450 | $450 | Apr 21, 2016 | - | Apr 13, 2016 |
| 01001B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Mar 22, 2016 | - | Mar 18, 2016 |
| 01001C | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Serious | 1 | 10 | $0 | $0 | Apr 21, 2016 | - | Apr 13, 2016 |
Feb 18, 1988#103990818Feb 18, 1988Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#103990818$5507 viol.7 violations$550 in penalties
Inspection #103990818
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 18, 1988
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 1988
- Closed
- Aug 29, 1988
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 7
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $550
- Penalties on Record
- $550
- Site Address
- (auto Plant) 5500 Sr 38 East, Lafayette, IN 47903
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (7 of 7 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001A | 1926.152 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19260152 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Jun 14, 1988 | - | - |
| 01001B | 1926.152 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19260152 D04 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 1988 | - | - |
| 01001C | 1926.152 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19260152 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 1988 | - | - |
| 01001D | 1926.152 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19260152 G09 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 14, 1988 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.300 General Requirements - Tools, Hand and Power OSHA citation code: 19260300 B02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $150 | $150 | Jun 14, 1988 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1926.600 Equipment OSHA citation code: 19260600 A02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $250 | $250 | Jun 14, 1988 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1926.150 Fire Protection (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260150 E01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jun 12, 1988 | - | - |
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About these records
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OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 1988 to 2015. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
BLS 2024 survey: automotive repair and maintenance reported 1.9 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 7.8%; NAICS 8111 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source