Skip to main content
Inspection outcome
Opened: March 18, 2022 · Closed: August 17, 2022
Serious citation issued

OSHA cited the employer for at least one Serious violation.

Health inspection · Complaint · Partial — limited to specific operations or areas

Violations1
Serious+1
Initial penalty$3,500
Current penalty$3,500
Accidents0
Duration152d
Summary

What happened in this inspection

On March 18, 2022, OSHA opened 104186 - Miller Trunk Auto Inc Dba Kolar Miller Trunk Auto’s inspection #345843734 at DULUTH, Minnesota. The case was administratively closed on August 17, 2022, 152 days after opening.

OSHA cited the employer for 1 violation totaling $3,500 in current penalties. Of those, 1 was classified as Serious or worse.

Breakdown by classification
1violation total
Repeat1100%

A Repeat violation means OSHA cited the employer for a substantially similar violation within the past 5 years. Penalties multiply (up to ~$165,000 per repeat citation) and indicate the employer failed to permanently abate a recurring hazard.

Citations

Citations issued in this inspection

1citations issued
$3,500current penalty
Look up on OSHA.gov
Repeat
Citation #01001
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2)View full regulation text on OSHA.gov
Initial$3,500
Current$3,500

Standard codes link to the regulation text on OSHA.gov. The text describes the rule itself; the specific findings of this inspection appear above. To see OSHA’s official record of this inspection, search activity number 345843734 at OSHA Establishment Search.

Reference

About OSHA inspections

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) conducts inspections under several triggers: programmed targeting of high-hazard industries, employee complaints, workplace accidents, fatalities, and follow-ups to prior citations.

📋
Citations

Each citation specifies a section of 29 CFR, a severity tier, and a proposed penalty. Employers can contest citations through OSHA’s informal conference or before the OSH Review Commission.

Open vs closed

An open case has not yet been administratively closed — citations may follow or the case may close without action.

💰
Current vs initial penalty

Initial penalty is the proposed amount at citation. Current penalty is the post-conference / settlement figure on file today.

🔗
Trigger types

A = Accident, B = Complaint, H = Programmed, F = Follow-up. See the glossary for all codes.

About this inspection

OSHA classified this as Complaint — an inspection triggered by a worker complaint.

Sources

Cross-check with OSHA directly

This page draws from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) via the DOL Open Data Portal. For the authoritative record, look up activity number 345843734 directly: