THE WAY AUTO CARE
444 ROBERT AVENUE, SANTA CLARA, CA 95050 · NAICS 811121 Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
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Inspection records
May 2, 2012#316438431May 2, 2012Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Safety#316438431$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316438431
Dates
- Opened
- May 2, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- May 7, 2012
- Closed
- May 7, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 444 Robert Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050
- Industry
- 811121 Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Nov 10, 2010#313840878Nov 10, 2010Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#313840878$1,9053 viol.3 violations$1,905 in penalties
Inspection #313840878
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 10, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 16, 2010
- Contested
- Jan 25, 2011
- Final Order
- Aug 15, 2011
- Closed
- Nov 3, 2011
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $3,325
- Penalties on Record
- $1,905
- Site Address
- 444 Robert Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050
- Industry
- 811121 Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $175 | $175 | Jan 19, 2011 | Jan 25, 2011 | Aug 15, 2011 |
| 02001 | 3210 Guardrails at Elevated Locations OSHA citation code: 3210 A | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,575 | $155 | Dec 31, 2010 | Jan 25, 2011 | Aug 15, 2011 |
| 03001 | 3214 Stair Rails and Handrails OSHA citation code: 3214 B | Serious | 1 | - | $1,575 | $1,575 | Dec 31, 2010 | Jan 25, 2011 | Aug 15, 2011 |
Dec 7, 2009#312746894Dec 7, 2009Follow-Up (F) · No Inspection scope, Safety#312746894$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312746894
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 7, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 7, 2009
- Closed
- Dec 7, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1985 Lafayette Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050
- Industry
- 811121 Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jun 19, 2008#306090465Jun 19, 2008Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#306090465$2,3708 viol.8 violations$2,370 in penalties
Inspection #306090465
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 19, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 19, 2008
- Contested
- Nov 12, 2008
- Final Order
- Jul 30, 2009
- Closed
- Dec 30, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 5 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,725
- Penalties on Record
- $2,370
- Site Address
- 444 Robert Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95050
- Industry
- 811121 Automotive Body, Paint, and Interior Repair and Maintenance
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 (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 461 Permits to Operate OSHA citation code: 461 C | Other | 1 | 4 | $125 | $125 | Nov 14, 2008 | Nov 12, 2008 | Jul 30, 2009 |
| 01002 | 3203 Injury and Illness Prevention Program OSHA citation code: 3203 A | Other | 1 | 4 | $125 | $85 | Nov 14, 2008 | Nov 12, 2008 | Jul 30, 2009 |
| 01003 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 E01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $125 | $85 | Nov 14, 2008 | Nov 12, 2008 | Jul 30, 2009 |
| 01004 | 5144 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 5144 C01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $125 | $85 | Nov 14, 2008 | Nov 12, 2008 | Jul 30, 2009 |
| 01005 | 6151 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 6151 E02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $125 | $85 | Nov 14, 2008 | Nov 12, 2008 | Jul 30, 2009 |
| 02001 | 3577 Protection Devices OSHA citation code: 3577 E | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | $1,575 | Nov 3, 2008 | Nov 12, 2008 | Jul 30, 2009 |
| 03001 | 3578 Permissible Wheel Exposure for Periphery Grinding OSHA citation code: 3578 G | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,700 | $155 | Nov 3, 2008 | Nov 12, 2008 | Jul 30, 2009 |
| 04001 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,700 | $175 | Nov 3, 2008 | Nov 12, 2008 | Jul 30, 2009 |
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About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
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.
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.
4 inspections, 2008 to 2012. 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.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Repair and Maintenance, 33,722 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
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