SHIPPENSBURG, PA —
OSHA Inspection: PARSONS INTERSTATE FORD, LLC
Complaint inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of PARSONS INTERSTATE FORD, LLC in 196 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD, SHIPPENSBURG, PA 17257 (NAICS 811118). OSHA activity number 112984349.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- PARSONS INTERSTATE FORD, LLC
- Site address
- 196 WALNUT BOTTOM ROAD
- City
- SHIPPENSBURG
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 17257
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811118
- SIC code (legacy)
- 7539
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
7 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2005
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $2,450 · Current $1,595 Reduced
General-duty citation text
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 crushing from the defective automobile garage lifts: (a)Garage Area - The Weaver AFH 2 Poster lift, serial number 500-032, had the safety locking mechanism on the right side of the lift made inoperative and the left side locking mechanism was not functioning properly in that the employee had to reach into the lift while it was descending to hold the locking mechanism out so that the lift would lower, on or about July 12, 2005. (b)Garage Area - The Eagle Lift, model number TPF-9, serial number GX - 046-7, had the safety cables for the locking mechanism on both sides severely frayed and in danger of breaking, on or about July 12, 2005. (c)Garage Area - The Fenner-Stone Incorporated vehicle lift, serial number 01159, had the hydraulic piston rods from the hydraulic cylinders pushing into the metal roof as the lift was raised. The one piston on the passenger side of the car was bent due to the constant impacts, on or about July 12,2005. "AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO REPAIR THE LOCKING MECHANISMS, THE SAFETY CABLES, AND TO OPEN THE AREA ABOVE THE FENNER - STONE LIFT SO THAT THE CYLINDER PISTONS DO NOT STRIKE THE ROOF AND REPAIR THE BENT PISTON" VERIFICATION REQUIRED
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1595.00
- — Z (S) $2450.00
1910.157 C01
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2005
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $1,400 · Current $910 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $910.00
- — Z (S) $1400.00
1910.157 G04
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2005
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2005
1910.215 A04
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2005
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $1,400 · Current $910 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $910.00
- — Z (S) $1400.00
1910.215 B09
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2005
- Abate by
- Sep 4, 2005
1910.303 G01 II
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2005
- Abate by
- Aug 26, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $1,400 · Current $910 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $910.00
- — Z (S) $1400.00
1910.305 B02
- Issued
- Aug 2, 2005
- Abate by
- Aug 26, 2005
- Penalty
- Initial $2,450 · Current $1,590 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $1590.00
- — Z (S) $2450.00
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Source
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 112984349.
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