OSHA Inspection: PROLUBE, INC.

Issued

Oct 15, 2009

Abate by

Oct 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $125 · Current $125

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 the hazard of being crushed by the weight
of a vehicle due to lift failure:
a)facility, bay 1 - the Rotary, model PSL6, Straddle, Low Rise Car Lift,
6,000 pound capacity,
was not provided with functional locking device.
ABATEMENT NOTE:
1)Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards
is to repair or replace the broken locking device.
2)Remove the lift from service and use only the lifts in bays 2 and 3.
Reference:American National Standard for Automotive Lifts - Safety
Requirements
for the Construction,
Car, and Use (ANSI/ALI B153.1-1990), Section 4.1.11 Locking Device.

Issued

Oct 15, 2009

Abate by

Oct 20, 2009

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $300