OSHA Inspection: LEAVENWORTH AMOCO

Issued

Jul 9, 2003

Abate by

Jul 14, 2003

Penalty

Initial $1,050 · Current $263 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 hazards from automobile lifts:
Garage Area, an automatic safety locking device (safety latch) was not
operational or provided
on the lift in the service area.  Employees were exposed to crushing
hazards.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods among others to
correct hazard is to
follow the recommendations of ANSI/ALI ALCTV-1998 Standard for Automotive
Lifts-Safety
requirements for construction, testing and validation; ALI SMO1-1 Lifting
it Right - A Safety
Manual from the Automotive Lift Institute; ANSI/ALI ALIS-2001 Standard for
Automotive
Lifts- Safety Requirements for Installation and Service:
a)Install or repair automatic mechanical safety locking device on lift.
b)Instruct and train employees in the proper use of mechanical locking
device for
hydraulic lifts.
c)Conduct periodic inspections of the lift as recommended by the lift
manufacturer,
to insure that the safety locking device and all other components are in
safe
operating condition.
d)Post manufacturers operating manual in the service area for reference.
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(2) abatement of the above violation was verified at the
time of
inspection, no certification is required.

Issued

Jul 9, 2003

Abate by

Jul 14, 2003

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Jul 9, 2003

Abate by

Aug 25, 2003

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $113 Reduced

Issued

Jul 9, 2003

Abate by

Aug 25, 2003

Issued

Jul 9, 2003

Abate by

Aug 25, 2003