OSHA Inspection: WESTCHESTER TOYOTA SERVICE

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

May 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 the hazard of being crushed, struck or pinned by
a falling
automobile(s):
On or about 11/09/2007
Location: Automotive repair shop, 75 Vredenburg Ave. Yonkers NY.
1) Employees operated lifts with swing arm safety locks and lift pads that
were broken
and/or did not operate on the following automotive lifts. a) Lift #1
Benwil, left front arm had
no anti slip pad, left rear arm not connected, right rear arm not
connected/pin broken  b) Lift
#4 Benwil BW-7 SN D931377, right rear arm not connected, left front arm
missing anti slip
pad  c) Lift #8 Benwil BW-7 SN B931304, right front arm had no anti slip
pad, left front
arm had a worn anti slip pad, right rear arm had no anti slip pad and the
locking arm was
not connected, left rear arm was not connected. d) Lift #9 Benwil BW-7 SN
C931344 right
rear arm not connected, left front arm not connected, left rear arm not
connected e) Lift #11
Benwil BW-7 SN 979877 left rear arm not connected f) Lift #13 Benwil GP-7
SN 907 right
rear arm not connected g) Lift #14 Maxim MX-012 SN 12K41207 right front
arm had no
anti slip pad  h) Lift #15 Benwil BW-7 SN A950249, right rear arm not
connected, right
front arm had no anti slip pad i) Lift #17 Benwil BW-7 SN I941090, left
rear arm not
connected, right rear arm not connected.
2) Employees operated the following defective lifts. a) Lift #14 Maxim
MX-012 SN
12K41207 was missing a floor anchor bolt on the left lift tower and had
another loose floor
anchor bolt on the left lift tower. b) Lift # 12 Maxim ramp type lift had
cardboard wedged in
the safety interlock to override it.
3) Lifts were not inspected and maintained by the employer as required by
the manufactures
owners manual.
4) The employees were not trained in the proper use and safe operation of
automotive lifts
and the safety features of the lift, operating and safety instructions
and/or manuals were not
available to the employees and/or posted.
AMONG OTHER METHODS, ONE FEASIBLE AND ACCEPTABLE ABATEMENT
METHOD TO CORRECT THIS HAZARD IS:
1) Follow the service, maintenance and operating requirements as per the
manufactures
instructions stated on
Page 1 Warning Item 9 "Perform scheduled maintenance and inspections as
required, and
replace damaged or worn parts"
Page 1 Warning Item 16 "Do not operate lift if any safety devices are
inoperative"
Page 2 Warning Item 18 " Inspect your lift daily. Never operate if it
malfunctions
or if it has
broken or damaged parts"Page 4 Operations " Warning do not raise vehicle
until all four swing arms are locked"
Page 6 Monthly Service "Swing arm positioning lock bars should be checked
for proper
operation and function. Damaged or worn parts must be replaced
immediately."
Page 8 Service Three Months " Overall visual inspection should include the
basic lift
structure and the lift arms. Arms should telescope freely and swing
easily. If any parts are
worn or damaged replace immediately. Make inspection more often than every
three months
if the lift is subjected to constant use."
2) Instruct and retrain the employees in the proper use of the
manufactures procedures for
the safe operation of automotive lifts, including use of all safety
features of the automotive
lifts. Enforce the proper use of all safety features.
3) Obtain and display the manufactures operating instructions. Implement a
safety program
that ensures that the safety requirements of the following publications
are followed. i) The
ANSI/ALI standard ALOIM-2000 (Standard for Automotive Lifts - Safety
Requirements for
Operation, Inspection and Maintenance.) which includes the following.
4.2.2: "ANSI/ALI B153.1-1990 requires the lift manufacturer to supply
operating
instructions, general safety information, safety tips, and warning labels
with each lift
manufactured. The owner or employer shall display these materials in a
conspicuous location
in the lift area."
4.3: "Operator Training Documentation. The owner or employer shall
appropriately
document operator training by completing the operator training log found
in the appendix to
this standard."
4.4.2: "The operator shall use all applicable safety features provided on
the automotive lift,
and operate in accordance with the instructions furnished by the lift
manufacturer.
4.4.4: "The lift owner or employer shall take all appropriate steps to
follow the
recommended inspection procedures of the lift manufacturer, but in no
event shall the lift
operator fail to inspect or take notice of the following features on a
daily basis:
1) accessibility and readability of the operating procedures, safety tips
and generic
safety material;
2) accessibility and readability of safety warning labels;
4) proper operation of the lift controls, restraints and locking device "
7) damage or excessive wear on any of the lift contact points which engage
the
vehicle during lifting.
5.1: "The owner or employer shall establish a periodic inspection
procedure in accordance
with the recommendations of the lift manufacturer in order to assure the
continued safe
operation of the lift."
6.1.1: " The owner or employer shall establish a periodic preventive
maintenance procedure
in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturer in order to
ensure the continued
safe operation of the lift.
6.2.4: "A thorough record of each repair maintenance procedure performed
shall
be prepared
and maintained by the owner or employer."
d) Follow the Automotive Lift Institute publication "Lifting it Right",
which includes the
following.
Page 9: "Do not operate a damaged lift."Page 11: "If any part of the lift
is damaged or not operating properly, do not use the lift or
attempt to fix it."
NOTE: In addition to abatement certification, the employer is required to
submit
abatement documentation for this item in accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.ce

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

May 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

May 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

May 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

Apr 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

Apr 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

Apr 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

May 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

May 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

May 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Apr 24, 2008

Abate by

May 29, 2008

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750