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OSHA Inspection: KOST TIRE-MUFFLER

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of KOST TIRE-MUFFLER in 3703 BREWERTON ROAD, NORTH SYRACUSE, NY 13212 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 114102767.

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Establishment
KOST TIRE-MUFFLER
Site address
3703 BREWERTON ROAD
City
NORTH SYRACUSE
State
NY
ZIP
13212
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
7538
Employees
4
Ownership type
A

8 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 4 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 1993
Abate by
Dec 21, 1993
Penalty
Initial $2,500 · Current $2,000 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 CRUSHING HAZARD CREATED BY THE SUDDEN AND UNPREDICTABLE
DECENT OF VEHICLES ELEVATED BY HYDRAULIC AUTOMOTIVE LIFTS.
a)   SERVICE AREA, BAY #1, ON OR ABOUT 09/13/93, SINGLE PISTON
LIFT - MECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICE WAS INOPERATIVE AND NO
PERMANENT MARKING ON LIFT TO INDICATE RATED LOAD CAPACITY.
b)   SERVICE AREA, BAY #2, ON OR ABOUT 09/13/93, SINGLE PISTON
LIFT - MECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICE WAS MISSING AND NO PERMANENT
MARKING ON LIFT OT INDICATE THE RATED LOAD CAPACITY.
c)   SERVICE AREA, BAY #3, ON OR ABOUT 09/13/93, SINGLE PISTON
LIFT - MECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICE WAS INOPERATIVE AND NO
PERMANENT
MARKING ON THE LIFT TO INDICATE THE RATED LOAD CAPACITY.
d)   SERVICE AREA, BAY #4, ON OR ABOUT 09/13/93, HUNTER ALIGNMENT
RACK WITH SURFACE MOUNTED LIFT - LIFT LOCKING DEVICE WAS
MISSING AND EQUALIZING CABLES WERE MISSING CAUSING LIFT WITH
VEHICLE MOUNTED TO DROP APPROXIMATELY 6-INCHES TO 12-INCHES
AND NO PERMANENT MARKING ON LIFT TO INDICATE RATED LOAD
CAPACITY.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD
TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS TO....
1.   INSTALL AND/OR REPAIR MECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICES
2.   INSTALL PERMANENT MARKING ON LIFTS TO SHOW RATED LOAD CAPACITY.
3.   INSTRUCT ALL EMPLOYEES IN THE SAFE USE AND OPERATION OF THE
AUTOMOTIVE LIFTS AND THEIR SAFETY DEVICES AND ENSURE THEIR
ROUTINE USE.
4.   ESTABLISH A PERIODIC INSPECTION PROCEDURE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE
MANUFACTURER TO ENSURE THE SAFE OPERATON OF THE LIFT.
5.   FOLLOW THE REQUIREMENTS OF ANSI/ALI B153.1-1990, AUTOMATIC LIFT
INSTITUTE PUBLICATION ALISM89-1 AND NIOSH PUBLICATION NO. 77-22.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $2000.00
  • — Z (S) $2500.00

1910.36 B04

Serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 1993
Abate by
Nov 23, 1993
Penalty
Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $450.00
  • — Z (S) $750.00

1910.253 B02 II

Serious Gravity 02 6 instances 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 1993
Abate by
Nov 22, 1993
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1910.253 B04 III

Serious Gravity 02 1 instance 3 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 1993
Abate by
Nov 22, 1993
Penalty
Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $500.00
  • — Z (S) $1000.00

1903.2 A01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 1993
Abate by
Nov 23, 1993
Penalty
Initial $500 · Current $300 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O) $300.00
  • — Z (O) $500.00

1910.157 E03

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 2 instances 4 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 1993
Abate by
Nov 22, 1993

1910.1200 E01

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 1993
Abate by
Nov 26, 1993

1910.1200 E01 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 4 exposed
Issued
Nov 18, 1993
Abate by
Nov 26, 1993

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