OSHA Inspection: MCGUIRE CHEVROLET BUICK

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-02-01 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $750.00 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 being struck and/or crushed while servicing automobiles :
Employees were exposed to being struck and/or crushed from electrical
hydraulic lifts used for
raising vehicles on a daily basis due to excessive wear of the lift
structure components, such as
but not limited to, defective locking devices, leaking hydraulic fluid,
and broken hydraulic fluid
gauges.
Service Department: Mohawk Lift #503188 - Safety lock was not working
properly causing the
vehicle to shift when raised, Mohawk Lift #511967 - Safety lock was not
working properly
causing the vehicle to shift when raised, Benwil Lift #7361 - Safety latch
was broken, Benwil
Lift #7390 (Grand TP-9) - Safety latch broken, leaking hydraulic fluid,
and broken hydraulic
fluid gauge.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is:
1) Removal of affected lifts from service until repaired in accordance
with the standards
referenced in American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Standard
B153.1, 1990 and
Automotive Lift Institure (ALI) Standard ALI-ALOIM, 1994; and
2) Development of periodic inspection program and maintenance program
along with operator
training in recognition of the above hazards in accordance with standards
referenced in ANSI
Standard B153.1, 1990 and ALI-ALOIM, 1994.LOIM,

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1050.00 · Current $525.00 Reduced

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-01-06 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $225.00 Reduced

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-01-06 00:00:00

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $225.00 Reduced

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-12-29 00:00:00

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-01-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $225.00 Reduced

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-01-21 00:00:00

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-12-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $450.00 · Current $225.00 Reduced

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-12-29 00:00:00

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-12-29 00:00:00

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

1999-12-29 00:00:00

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-04-11 00:00:00

Issued

1999-12-23 00:00:00

Abate by

2000-04-11 00:00:00