STATE COLLEGE, PA —
OSHA Inspection: SHIELDS MOTOR COMPANY
Complaint inspection · Health discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of SHIELDS MOTOR COMPANY in 3280 WEST COLLEGE AVENUE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 116154675.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.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
- SHIELDS MOTOR COMPANY
- Site address
- 3280 WEST COLLEGE AVENUE
- City
- STATE COLLEGE
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 16801
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Complaint (B)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Health
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 5511
- Employees
- 20
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
14 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
- Penalty
- Initial $600 · Current $360 Reduced
General-duty citation text
Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970: The employer did not furnish employmnent 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 falling loads and/or lift parts: (a)Shop Area - Employee(s) used hydraulic Dresser Industries lifts to elevate automobiles. Manual safety pins were not utilized to hold the lifts in the fully extended position nor were jack stands provided, thus exposing employees to injury from being struck by the falling loads and/or lift parts. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard include: (1)Replace the safety pin locking rod with a multiple level one at which the safety pins may be placed at various heights. (2)Enforce the use of safety pins when the lifts are extended above the floor. (3)Provide jack stands to support vehicles when the lifts are not fully extended.
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $360.00
- — Z (S) $600.00
1910.254 D09 III
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
- Penalty
- Initial $450 · Current $270 Reduced
Recent events (2)
- — I (S) $270.00
- — Z (S) $450.00
1910.141 A03 I
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 6, 1997
1910.157 G04
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
1910.253 E03 IIC2
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
1910.253 E03 IIC3
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
1910.305 G02 III
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
1910.305 G02 II
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
1910.334 A02 II
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
1910.1200 E01
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
0070X100004024605010
1910.1200 H02 I
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
0070X100004024605010
1910.1200 H02 III
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
0070X100004024605010
1910.1200 H03 I
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
0070X100004024605010
1910.1200 H03 II
- Issued
- Jun 18, 1997
- Abate by
- Jul 21, 1997
0070X100004024605010
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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 116154675.
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