OSHA Inspection: MIDAS MUFFLER & BRAKE SHOP

Issued

Jan 7, 2005

Abate by

Jan 12, 2005

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $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 in that
employees were exposed
to the hazard of being struck or crushed by automobiles being lifted on an
automotive lift that
had a defective safety device. One feasible and acceptable method to
correct this hazard is to
ensure that there are functional positive stops on the lift to enure that
a raised automobile can
not be inadvertently lowered by employee error or by mechanical failure.
A) LOCATION: LAST BAY ON NORTH SIDE OF BUILDING
THE PEARSON 12000 POUND LIFT WAS NOT SUPPLIED WITH A FUNCTIONAL
SAFETY LATCH TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS A POSITIVE MEANS IN PLACE TO
PREVENT A RAISED AUTOMOBILE FROM COMING DOWN FROM ITS RAISED
POSITION INADVERTENTLY, STRIKING WORKERS WORKING AROUND AND UNDER
THE VEHICLE. THE LIFT WAS DESIGNED WITH SAFETY LATCHES THAT CLICK
INTO PLACE SECURING THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FRONT SAFETY LATCH
MECHANISMS WERE BROKEN.SMS