Establishment profile
PLAINS CHEVROLET
2200 I-40 EAST, AMARILLO, TX, 79104
Operated by AUTONATION, INC · 1 of 110 establishments
Summary
PLAINS CHEVROLET has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $810 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,797 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 38 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PLAINS CHEVROLET appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $810 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0244 A02 VIA | 1 | 1 | $560 | Jun 1988 | Jun 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A02 | 1 | 1 | $250 | Feb 1977 | Feb 1977 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 D02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1977 | Feb 1977 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Peer comparison
Above average violations. Peer group: 113,797 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PLAINS CHEVROLET. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for PLAINS CHEVROLET. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 38+ years. Most recent activity: 38 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PLAINS CHEVROLET. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PLAINS CHEVROLET. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PLAINS CHEVROLET. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for PLAINS CHEVROLET. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PLAINS CHEVROLET. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PLAINS CHEVROLET. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-06-20 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-05-10 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $560 | |
| 1977-08-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-01-03 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $250 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PLAINS CHEVROLET is one of 110 establishments rolled up under the parent organization AUTONATION, INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of AUTONATION, INC across all 110 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by AUTONATION, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MIDWAY CHEVROLET COMPANYPHOENIX, AZ — 2 federal enforcement records
- VILLAGE MOTORS INCFleetwood, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- ROSEVILLE MOTOR CARS LLCROSEVILLE, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- AUTONATION FORD LITTLETONLITTLETON, CO — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHARLIE HILLARD INCFort Worth, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HOUSE OF IMPORTS CORPMadison Heights, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- ED MULLINAX FORD INCAmherst, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHWEST FINANCIAL GROUP INC DBA BMW OF BELLEVUEBELLEVUE, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- BELL MOTORS INCColonia, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- FOX CHEVROLETWOODLAWN, MD — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All AUTONATION, INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PLAINS CHEVROLET from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup AUTONATION, INC, which operates 110 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is PLAINS CHEVROLET's OSHA violation history?
- PLAINS CHEVROLET has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $810 in total penalties.