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OSHA Inspection: VAN GOTHAM & PRAST LINCOLN/MERCURY

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of VAN GOTHAM & PRAST LINCOLN/MERCURY in 5859 LAGRANGE RD., COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 108724832.

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Site address
5859 LAGRANGE RD.
City
COUNTRYSIDE
State
IL
ZIP
60525
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Union (Y)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
3315
Employees
37
Ownership type
Private (A)

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 1, 1994
Abate by
Nov 14, 1994
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500
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 in that employees
were exposed to:
(a) In the Northwest corner of the auto repair shop department employees
were required to work
under fully extended hydraulic lifts with failed locking devices, and a
damaged lever control
spring, thereby subjecting the employees to the possibility of being
struck by a vehicle or caught
between a vehicle and the floor if the automotive lift mechanically
failed. A feasible means of
correcting the hazard is to repair the lift locking devices and the broken
lever spring so as to
conform the specifications referenced in ANSI "B153.1. Section 3.1.10/1974.

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 108724832.

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