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OSHA Inspection: KOWALIS MOTOR CAR INC.

Planned inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a planned safety inspection of KOWALIS MOTOR CAR INC. in 8485 159TH ST, TINLEY PARK, IL 60477 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 108729658.

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Site address
8485 159TH ST
City
TINLEY PARK
State
IL
ZIP
60477
Inspection type
Planned (H)
Scope
Complete (A)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
5511
Employees
28
Ownership type
A
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

8 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 3 instances 10 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $2500.00 · Current $1250.00 Reduced
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) Shop area - On or about June 29, 1995, the employees working in the
south
east, south and northwest areas of the shop were required to work under
fully
extended hydraulic lifts with defective safety locking devices, thereby
exposing the employees to the hazards of being struck by a vehicle or
caught
between vehicle and the floor if the lift mechanically failed.
A feasible method of correcting the hazard is to conform to the
specifications
referenced in ANSI "B153.1 Section 3.1.10/1994."
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1250.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.38 A01

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 28 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $750.00
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.157 G02

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 29 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $750.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $300.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.1200 E01

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 15 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Penalty
Initial $1250.00 · Current $750.00 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $750.00
  • — Z (S) $1250.00

1910.1200 G01

Serious Gravity 00 3 instances 15 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.1200 H

Serious Gravity 00 1 instance 15 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S)
  • — Z (S)

1910.132 D02

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1910.132 F01

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 1 instance 10 exposed
Issued
Abate by
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 108729658.