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OSHA Inspection: COLUMBUS TIRE CO. DBA GRISMER TIRE CO.

Referral inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of COLUMBUS TIRE CO. DBA GRISMER TIRE CO. in 6075 WESTERVILLE ROAD, WESTERVILLE, OH 43081 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 313149759.

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Site address
6075 WESTERVILLE ROAD
City
WESTERVILLE
State
OH
ZIP
43081
Mailing
PO BOX 331, DAYTON, OH 45401
Inspection type
Referral (C)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
N
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
811111
SIC code (legacy)
7538
Employees
5
Ownership type
A

3 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 10 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 4, 2009
Abate by
Oct 16, 2009
Penalty
Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500
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 exposed to struck-by
hazards while servicing vehicles on automotive lifts:
a. At the workplace, employees were using a hydraulic Rotary Lift, model
SP09, serial
number CDA94B0113 that had a lock arm assembly in need of repair, lock arm
cam
gears were in poor condition and needed replaced and loose wires on the
control panel,
to service automobiles. In the event of the hydraulic lift failure,
employees were exposed
to being struck-by the vehicle being serviced and the automotive lift.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct
this include, but
are not limited to the following, is to adhere to the guidelines in the
American National
Standards Institute/Automotive Lift Institute ALOIM:2008, Standard for
Automotive
Lifts-Safety
Requirements for Operation, Inspection and Maintenance. Instruct all
employees in the safe
operation of hydraulic lifts; develop and implement procedures for daily
and periodic inspections
of the hydraulic lifts; and ensure that maintenance is performed on the
hydraulic lifts.
Recent events (2)
  • — I (S) $1500.00
  • — Z (S) $1500.00

1904.32 B02

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 3 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 4, 2009
Abate by
Oct 5, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

1904.32 B02 I

Other-than-serious Gravity 00 3 instances 2 exposed
Issued
Sep 4, 2009
Abate by
Oct 5, 2009
Recent events (2)
  • — I (O)
  • — Z (O)

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