OSHA Inspection: TONY B'S TIRE & AUTO SERVICE

Issued

Jan 7, 2005

Abate by

Jan 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $263 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 a crushing hazard created by the sudden and unpredictable
descent of vehicles
elevated by automotive lifts:
a)Shop Bays 1 and 2, on or about 07/27/2004: Two 10,000 pound hydraulic
cylinder automotive lifts were in use with no safety or warning labels
posted
in a conspicuous location.
b)Shop Bays 1 and 2, on or about 07/27/2004: Two 10,000 pound hydraulic
cylinder automotive lifts were in use by employees and their training had
not
been documented.
c)Shop Bays 1 and 2, on or about 07/27/2004: Two 10,000 pound hydraulic
cylinder automotive lifts were in use by employees with no periodic
inspection
procedure established.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct each of
these
hazards are to:
1.Ensure that safety and warning labels are posted to address general
safety instructions, safety tips and potential hazards in accordance
with ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2000, Section 4 para 4.2.2.
2.Ensure that operator training is documented by completing the
Operator Training Log in the appendix of ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2000,
Section 4 para 4.3.
3.Ensure that a periodic inspection is developed and maintained in
accordance with ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2000, Section 5 para 5.1.

Issued

Jan 7, 2005

Abate by

Jan 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $850 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 by vehicles:
a)Shop bay 2, on or about 07/26/2004: Employees were required to operate
automobiles by moving them in and out of the maintenance bays and were
not trained to operate vehicles with a standard shift control.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct each of
these
hazards are to:
1.Ensure that employees assigned to move vehicles are trained on and
are familiar with the operational controls of each type of vehicle that
must be operated.

Issued

Jan 7, 2005

Abate by

Jan 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $375 · Current $263 Reduced