OSHA Inspection: BRAKE-O-RAMA

Issued

Dec 7, 2009

Abate by

Feb 5, 2010

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,250 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 crushing and/or being struck by automotive lifts.
a)Garage, Automotive lift in position 6: Lift, marked as "Do Not Use, Out
of
Service" was in use, on or about 7/31/2009. Employee was working beneath
automotive lift with a broken/defective hydraulic system.
b)Garage, Automotive lifts in positions 1,2,4,5,6,7: Lifts were not
inspected and/or
maintained according to ANSI Standards for Automotive Lifts on or about
7/30/2009. Hydraulic automotive lifts used by employees were not inspected
and
maintained in accordance with ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2000.
ABATEMENT NOTE: One feasible means of abatement to correct this hazard
is to establish, implement and maintain a preventive maintenance program
that
includes inspection procedures as recommended by the manufacture, the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Automotive Lift
Institute.
The employer is required to submit abatement documentation for this item in
accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Dec 7, 2009

Abate by

Dec 10, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 2009

Abate by

Dec 10, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 2009

Abate by

Dec 10, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 2009

Abate by

Dec 10, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000

Issued

Dec 7, 2009

Abate by

Dec 10, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Dec 7, 2009

Abate by

Dec 10, 2009

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced