OSHA Inspection: MARSHALL FORD

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

Apr 5, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $750 Reduced

General-duty citation text

5(a)(1):  Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970:  the employer did
not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from
recognized hazards
that were causing or likely to cause death or serious physical harm to
employees.
On and prior to March 15, 1994, employees at Marshall Ford, 6200 Mayfield
Road., Mayfield
Heights, Ohio, were subjected to the hazards of either being struck by a
raised automotive lift
and/or vehicle, or being caught between the lift and/or vehicle and the
floor, resulting in
fractures, crushed body parts, multiple internal injuries, and/or death.
Inadvertent activities or movements of the hydraulic lifts were more
likely due to lack of, or
deficiencies in, safety equipment and procedures as specified in the
National Standard Safety
Requirements of Construction, Care, and Use of Automobile Lifts, ANSI
B-153.1-1981.  Among
other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the hazard
is to comply with ANSI
B-153.1-1981, along with the use of equipment designed in the industry to
meet
these standards.
Deficiencies noted were as follows:
A.  The service area had 12 lifts (in-ground single and dual lifting
post, frame contact and
driveon
types) that were not equipped with automatic mechanical devices to
hold the lift in the fully
extended position as per 3.2.1 of ANSI B-153.1-1981.
B.  For all 12 automobile lifts on site, there was no regular maintenance
scheduled per ANSI
B-153.1.-1981, Section 6.1.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct the
hazard is to obtain an
automatic mechanical device to hold the lift in the fully extended
position, with a safety factor
of not less than 3 based on the rated load capacity, and then to equip
the lift with this device.
Another feasible and acceptable method is to use jack-stands to support
the lift in the fully
extended position, with a safety factor of not less than 3 based on the
rated load capacity.
The safety stop is stipulated in paragraph 3.2.1 of the American national
Standard Safety
Requirements for Construction, Care, and Use of Automobile Lifts, ANSI
B-153.1-1981.

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

May 10, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

May 10, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

May 10, 1994

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

May 10, 1994

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

May 10, 1994

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

Mar 29, 1994

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

Mar 29, 1994

Issued

Mar 24, 1994

Abate by

Apr 5, 1994

Penalty

Initial $500