Inspection #110117355

Name: OSHA Inspection #110117355: GENE T. JONES TIRE & BATTERY DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Creator: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducted a referral inspection of GENE T. JONES TIRE & BATTERY DISTRIBUTORS, INC. at 820 Avenue E, Birmingham, AL 35214 on Mar 19, 1991. The inspection scope was partial. The case was closed on May 29, 1996.

OSHA documented 53 violations (9 serious, 19 willful, 19 repeat, 6 other-than-serious) with total penalties on record of $1,214,100. This inspection is linked to 1 referral in OSHA records.

OSHA collected 92 air monitoring samples covering 4 substances during this inspection, including Arsenic, Inorganic, Cadmium Dust (as Cd), Copper Dusts and Mists (as Cu), Lead, Inorganic (as Pb).

This employer has 3 other OSHA inspections on record at this establishment.

Inspection Details

Inspection Number: 110117355
Type: Referral (C)
Scope: Partial
Opened: Mar 19, 1991
Closed: May 29, 1996
Contested: Sep 26, 1991
Final Order: Jan 17, 1992
Total Violations: 53
Penalties on Record: $1,214,100
Initial Penalties: $1,214,100
Related Activity: 1 referral

Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.

Establishment

Name: GENE T. JONES TIRE & BATTERY DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
Address: 820 Avenue E, Birmingham, AL 35214
Industry: Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

Other Inspections of This Employer3 on record

Inspection	Opened	Type	Violations	Penalties
#109462531	Mar 19, 1992	Monitoring (D)	No violations
#105987481	Jul 18, 1988	Referral (C)	18 violations	$1,200
#105987119	Jun 30, 1988	Referral (C)	37 violations	$5,000

Other OSHA inspections of the same establishment. Linked via establishment ID (exact government key).

Enforcement Outcome

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.

Status on Record

Closed

Inspection closed May 29, 1996.

Citations on Record

9 serious, 19 willful, 19 repeat, 6 other-than-serious.

Initial Penalties

$1,214,100

Citation amounts as first recorded in OSHA's penalty fields.

Current Penalties

$1,214,100

Current and initial penalty totals are the same on record.

Citation contest activity appears on Sep 26, 1991. Final orders are recorded through Jan 17, 1992. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Chemical Exposure Sampling4 substances sampled

Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.

Substance	Samples	Result Range	Unit	OSHA PEL
Arsenic, Inorganic	23	0	mg/m³	0.01 mg/m³ [5 µg/m³ Action Level] (as As)
Cadmium Dust (as Cd)	23	0	mg/m³	-
Copper Dusts and Mists (as Cu)	23	0	mg/m³	1 mg/m³ (dusts & mists)
Lead, Inorganic (as Pb)	23	0.033 - 0.22	mg/m³	0.05 mg/m³ [0.03 mg/m³ Action Level]

Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).

Violations

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.

Citation	Standard	Type	Initial	Current	Abatement	Contest	Final Order
01001	1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I	Serious	$1,800	$1,800	Sep 9, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
01002	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Serious	$2,250	$2,250	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
01003	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D06 III	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Sep 30, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
01004	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 D08 I	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
01005A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 IV	Serious	$2,250	$2,250	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
01005B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 G02 V	Serious	$0	$0	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
01006	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H02 II	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Aug 30, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
01007	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 III	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
01008	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 L01 IV	Serious	$4,500	$4,500	Sep 9, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02001	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F03 I	Willful	$45,000	$45,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02002	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 II	Willful	$45,000	$45,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02003A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IB	Willful	$45,000	$45,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02003B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 II	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02003C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J02 IV	Willful	$0	$0	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02004	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 J03 IA	Willful	$45,000	$45,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02005	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 IC	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02006	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 IC	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02007	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 IC	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02008	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02009	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02010	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02011	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02012	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02013	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02014	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02015	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02016	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
02017	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 K01 ID	Willful	$63,000	$63,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03001	1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C	Repeat	$3,600	$3,600	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03002	1910.23 Ladders OSHA citation code: 19100023 C01	Repeat	$9,000	$9,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03003	1910.133 Eye and Face Protection OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01	Repeat	$9,000	$9,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03004	1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C	Repeat	$1,800	$1,800	Aug 30, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03005	1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01	Repeat	$4,500	$4,500	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03006A	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 D01	Repeat	$3,600	$3,600	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03006B	1910.219 Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus OSHA citation code: 19100219 E01 I	Repeat	$0	$0	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03007	1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I	Repeat	$4,500	$4,500	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03008A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 C01	Repeat	$45,000	$45,000	Sep 9, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03008B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F01	Repeat	$0	$0	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03008C	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F03 II	Repeat	$0	$0	Sep 9, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03008D	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 F04 I	Repeat	$0	$0	Sep 9, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03009	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 H01	Repeat	$4,500	$4,500	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03010A	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I01	Repeat	$45,000	$45,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03010B	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I04 IV	Repeat	$0	$0	Aug 30, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03011	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 I03 I	Repeat	$45,000	$45,000	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03012	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01	Repeat	$2,700	$2,700	Sep 30, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03013	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G01	Repeat	$2,700	$2,700	Sep 9, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
03014	1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H	Repeat	$2,700	$2,700	Sep 30, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
04001	1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01	Other	$900	$900	Aug 19, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
04002	1904.2 Partial Exemption for Establishments in Certain Industries OSHA citation code: 19040002 A	Other	$900	$900	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
04003	1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 G08 IIC	Other	$900	$900	Sep 30, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
04004	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04	Other	$0	$0	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
04005	1910.215 Abrasive Wheel Machinery OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09	Other	$0	$0	Aug 23, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992
04006	1910.1025 Lead OSHA citation code: 19101025 N01 I	Other	$0	$0	Sep 30, 1991	Sep 26, 1991	Jan 17, 1992

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.

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