OSHA Inspection: MCGREW TIRE COMPANY LLC

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-21 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4900.00 · Current $2450.00 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 likely to cause death or serious physical harm to the employees
in that employees
were exposed to fall hazards while working on an elevated platform
supported by a forklift
forks without a proper cage designed for that purpose:
(a)Tire Shop: Employee(s) were riding on a Hyster fork lift truck in an
unsafe
manner in that during the operation of getting tires on and off of tire
racks the
employee(s) would stand on a wooden pallet and the operator of the fork
lift
would lift the person to the height where the tires was located and then
place
the tire from the pallet to the rack as high as 15 feet to ground level
without a
proper cage designed by the manufacture as determined on 11-05-2010.
Note: Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to
correct this hazard include, but are not limited to the following: Ensure
that
the provisions of ASME B56.1-2004 (or ASME B56.1-2000), Safety Standard
for Low Lift and High Lift Trucks, Section 4.17 Elevating Personnel, are
complied with for the protection of personnel lifted on forklifts.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 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 physical harm to employees in that an
employees were
exposed to the hazard of crushing injuries associated with the rollover of
a lift truck without
the use of an operator restraint system:
(a)Tire Shop: An employee operating a Hyster fork lift truck while
unloading
material in the tire shop was not wearing the provided seat belt as
observed on
11-05-2010.
Abatement Note: Feasible means to abatement. There was a feasible and
useful
method to correct the hazard. Among other methods, one feasible and
acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to follow ASME B56.1-
1993 Safety Standard for Low and High Lift Trucks and require the usage of
an operator restraint system at all times and to follow the manufactures
operating manual and wear the provided seat belts at all times when
operating
the lift trucks.

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-25 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $1050.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

Issued

2011-03-15 00:00:00

Abate by

2011-03-25 00:00:00