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OSHA Inspection: BEST BRAKES OF THE CAROLINAS, INC. DBA VALUE BRAKE

Complaint inspection · Health discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint health inspection of BEST BRAKES OF THE CAROLINAS, INC. DBA VALUE BRAKE in 18816 STATESVILLE RD., CORNELIUS, NC 28036 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 310167234.

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Site address
18816 STATESVILLE RD.
City
CORNELIUS
State
NC
ZIP
28036
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Health
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
811111
SIC code (legacy)
7538
Employees
120
Ownership type
A

4 citations on file for this inspection.

95012901

Serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 30, 2006
Abate by
Jul 11, 2006
Penalty
Initial $8,400 · Current $1,000 Reduced
North Carolina General Statute 95-129(1) of the Occupational Safety and
Health Act of North
Carolina:  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/caught in:
a) within the facility, maintenance area, the in-ground, hydraulic,
two-post
automotive lift was noted that within twenty minutes, the lift had
descended four
inches (46 1/8" at 10:10 am, 45 1/2" at 10:20 am and 42" at 10:30 am) and
safety requirements for operation and inspection had not been performed.
REFERENCE:  American National Standard Institute/Automotive Lift Institute
Standard for Automotive Lifts - Safety Requirements For Operation,
Inspection
And Maintenance (ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2000):  Chapter 4, Operation;  Chapter 5,
Periodic Qualified Inspection.
NOTE:  BEST BRAKES OF THE CAROLINAS, INC DBA VALUE BRAKES
HAS BEEN CITED 1 TIME WITHIN THE LAST 3 YEARS FOR
VIOLATIONS OF THIS OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
STANDARD OR ITS EQUIVALENT STANDARD, NORTH CAROLINA
GENERAL STATUTE 95-129(1), WHICH WAS CONTAINED IN THE
FOLLOWING OSH INSPECTION:
NUMBER 309157170, CITATION 1, ITEM 01, ISSUED ON 08/18/2005.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1000.00
  • — Z (S) $8400.00

1910.303 F

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 30, 2006
Abate by
Jul 11, 2006

1910.304 F04

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 30, 2006
Abate by
Jul 6, 2006

1910.305 G02 III

Other-than-serious 1 instance 1 exposed
Issued
Jun 30, 2006
Abate by
Jul 11, 2006

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