OSHA Inspection: MCGUIRE PONTIAC BUICK GMC

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $600.00 · Current $300.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $800.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $800.00 · Current $100.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-01-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-31 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1486.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety & 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 the hazard of 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 were of the ift
structure components, such as
but not limited to, defective locking devices, leaking hydraulic fluid,
etc.
Service Department:
a)  Lift #1, No manufacturers name or I.D. used only for changing oil in
vehicles.  A steel bar
with a rope was used in lieu of a safety latch.  Lift when raised shifts
from side to side.
b)  Benwil Lift, Grand TP-9, Serial #800507, 9000000 lb capacity was
leaking hydraulic fluid.
c)Benwil Lift, CP-7, no Serial #, 7000 lb capacity, was not provided with
rubber pads to secure
vehicle from slipping when being raised on the lift.
d)  Lift #2, Mohawk, no serial #, 9000 lb capacity, broken safety latch
and leaking hydraulic
fluid causing lif to lower itsel down.
Violation observed on or about 6/12/01
THE MCQUIRE PONTIAC BUICK GMC WAS PREVIOUSLY CITED FOR A VIOLATION
OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT
STANDARD 5(A)(1) WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN OSHA INSPECTION NUMBER
302135801, CITATION NUMBER 1, ITEM NUMBER 1,ISSUED ON 12/23/99, WITH
RESPECT TO A WORKPLACE AT 7027 KENNEDY BLVD., NORTH BERGEN, NJ 07047.

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $200.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $200.00 · Current $40.00 Reduced

Issued

2001-12-04 00:00:00

Abate by

2001-12-07 00:00:00