OSHA Fines Hearland Automotive Services for Slip, Fall Hazards

OSHA has cited Heartland Automotive Services Inc., the operator of a Jiffy Lube oil changing facility in Arlington Heights, Illinois, for failing to keep floors dry to prevent employees from falling and other hazards. Proposed penalties total $52,700.

In what OSHA termed a repeat violation, Heartland Automotive was cited for failing to maintain dry floors and allowing floors to be slick from oil and water accumulation, which created slip and fall hazards. Heartland Automotive Services was cited for this violation in January 2011 at a Kansas City, Kansas, facility.

Other serious violations noted by OSHA involved failing to evaluate the workplace for hazards that necessitated the use of personal protective equipment; guarding exposed electrical components; providing a written hazard communication program; listing and labeling containers of hazardous chemicals; and training workers on hazards and safety precautions.

Other-than-serious violations included improper recordkeeping and for missing knockouts on electrical boxes.

Heartland Automotive Services has corporate headquarters in Irving, Texas, and operates more than 400 Jiffy Lube franchises around the country.