OSHA Inspection: SHANAT INVESTMENT CORP. DBA MIDAS

Issued

Dec 1, 2004

Abate by

Dec 20, 2004

Penalty

Initial $750

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:
a) Bay 3 - Midas Auto Service - 277 South 27th Street, Boise, ID;
The employer allowed employees to work with/under an automotive four post
hydraulic lift with
inoperative lift locks exposing them to various hazards including but not
limited to being crushed
by the falling lift.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to have the
lift repaired by a qualified repairman as well as establishing,
implementing and enforcing an
effective program for inspecting and maintaining the required mechanical
integrity of the
automotive lift. For further information, refer to the American National
Standards
Institute
(ANSI) and Automotive Lift (ALI) standard for automotive lifts (ANSI/ALI
B153.1 and
ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2000).
Note: Abatement certification IS required for this item.