OSHA Inspection: KEFFER DODGE, INC.

Issued

Mar 8, 2005

Abate by

Apr 8, 2005

Penalty

Initial $2,450 · Current $450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North Carolina:  The
employer did not furnish each of his employees conditions of employment
and a place of employment free
from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or
serious physical harm to employees in
that employees were exposed to hazard of falling trucks and cars from
defective vehicle lifts:
a)service garage room 1, underground lift, west side second from south
end, safety locks were
missing from support columns.
b)service garage room 1, east side, Rotary 7000 lift, serial number
1780537, locks were missing
from arms.
c)service garage room 1, east side, Wheeltronics 11000 lift, serial number
T1100361, locks were
not operating properly.
d)service garage room 1, east side, Rotary 7000 lift nearest service
manager's office, safety
locks have been removed.
e)service garage room 2, west side, Rotary lift, serial number L730537,
had loose bolts and low
fluid so that lift could not support loads when fully raised.
f)service garage room 2, west side, John Bean lift, serial number
931GP005, had broken locks
on lifting jacks.
g)service garage, employer did not conduct either frequent or infrequent
inspections of lifts.
h)service garage, employer did not provide training for lift operators in
the inspection and
operation of lifts nor provided documentation of such training.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT INCLUDE:
1.Repair of lifts by qualified technicians.
2.Establishing a program of regular lift inspections following the lift
manufacturers' instructions.
3.Train operators of lifts and document the training.