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OSHA Inspection: THE TOP TECH'S

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of THE TOP TECH'S in 8971 SOUTH HIGHWAY 441, OCALA, FL 34480 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 301025698.

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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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
THE TOP TECH'S
Site address
8971 SOUTH HIGHWAY 441
City
OCALA
State
FL
ZIP
34480
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
000000
SIC code (legacy)
7538
Employees
2
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

1 citation on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 03 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Nov 25, 1998
Abate by
Jan 14, 1999
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
descent of vehicles
elevated by automotive lifts:
a.On or about November 9, 1998, the hydraulic automotive lifts located in
the
middle and north bay at 8971 S. Highway 441, Ocala, FL did not have locking
devices.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this
hazard is to equip the lifts with mechanical locking devices as required
ANSI
B153.1.  As required by ANSI B153.1, the locking device should have a
safety
factor of not less than 3 based on the rated load capacity of the lift and
will
support the weight the load in case of a failure.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.TION

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 301025698.

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