OSHA Inspection: PEP BOYS MANNY MOE AND JACK OF P.R. INC.

Issued

Dec 14, 2000

Abate by

Dec 27, 2000

Penalty

Initial $938 · Current $938

General-duty citation text

Section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act:  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 physical harm to employees in
that employees were
exposed to:
Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto Rico:
El patrono no
proveyo empleo y un sitio de empleo libre de riesgos reconocidos que esten
causando o que
puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados
estaban expuestos
a:
a.  At establishment.  Building north side, automotive service area,
equipment position
numbers south to north.  Receive injuries by crushing due to equipment
failure, from
automotive lifts, hydraulics, trademark Rotary lift, model SPOA7-100;
SPOA9-102 (10
units); cap.9,000 lbs.; parallel lift ramp trademark TMC, cap.9,000 lbs,
used
by
employess for car services. At the time of inspection the automotives
lifts were not
inspected. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement
method to
correct this hazard is to establish and maintain periodic inspections, in
accordance with
ANSI/ALI B153.1-1990.
a.  En establecimiento.  Edificio lado norte, area servicio automoviles,
numeros posicion
de equipos sur a norte.  Recibir lesiones por aplastamiento debido a falla
de equipo, por
elevadores autos, hidraulicos, marca Rotary lift, modelo SPOA7-100;
SPOA9-102 (10
unidades); cap.9,000 lbs.; rampa elevador paralela, marca TMC, cap.9,000
lbs., usada
por empleados para servicio autos. Al momento de la inspeccion los
elevadores de autos
no estaban inspeccionados. Entre otros metodos un metodo factible y
aceptable para
corregir este riesgo es establecer y mantener inspecciones periodicas, en
acuerdo con
ANSI/ALI B153.1-1990.

Issued

Dec 14, 2000

Abate by

Dec 27, 2000

Penalty

Initial $562 · Current $562

Issued

Dec 14, 2000

Abate by

Dec 27, 2000

Issued

Dec 14, 2000

Abate by

Dec 27, 2000