OSHA Inspection: BOB ARONSON TIRE & SERVICE, INC.

Issued

Mar 3, 1999

Abate by

Mar 13, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 multiple injuries caused as the result of failure of an
automobile lift:
(a) SERVICE AREA -- ON OR ABOUT 12/14/98, A BEND-PAK 4-POST ABOVE-GROUND
AUTOMOBILE LIFT, MODEL BT12LSX, SERIAL # 48871094, FAILED WHILE IN USE,
EXPOSING EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WORKING ON AN AMBULANCE TO POSSIBLE
MULTIPLE INJURIES.  THERE ARE THREE (3) OTHER AUTOMOBILE LIFTS IN USE
IN THIS SAME SERVICE AREA WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN MAINTAINED TO ENSURE
THEIR CONTINUED SAFE OPERATION.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD, WOULD BE TO COMPLY WITH THE
AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD FOR AUTOMOBILE LIFTS, ANSI/ALI B153.1-1990
- SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, CARE, AND USE OF
AUTOMOTIVE LIFTS, UNDER SECTION 7.1.2 OF ANSI/ALI B153.1-1990, WHEREBY
THE EMPLOYER SHALL MAINTAIN AND CARE FOR THE LIFT TO ENSURE ITS
CONTINUED SAFE OPERATION AND UNDER SECTION 7.3 OF ANSI/ALI B153.1-1990,
WHEREBY THE EMPLOYER SHALL ESTABLISH A PERIODIC INSPECTION
PROCEDURE AS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER(S) TO ENSURE THE
SAFE OPERATION OF THE LIFT(S).