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OSHA Inspection: AUTO TIRE

Complaint inspection · Safety discipline

On , OSHA opened a complaint safety inspection of AUTO TIRE in 14943 MANCHESTER ROAD, BALLWIN, MO 63011 (NAICS 811111). OSHA activity number 315653071.

What this inspection record means

OSHA opens inspections for many reasons: routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.

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Establishment
AUTO TIRE
Site address
14943 MANCHESTER ROAD
City
BALLWIN
State
MO
ZIP
63011
Inspection type
Complaint (B)
Scope
Partial (B)
Discipline
Safety
Advance notice
No
Union status
Non-union (N)
Opened
Closing conference
Case closed
Last modified
Data loaded
NAICS code
811111
SIC code (legacy)
7538
Employees
7
Ownership type
Private (A)
Industry flags
Manufacturing safety.

24 citations on file for this inspection.

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
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 potential hazard of being crushed
by a automotive lift:
a/  Inside the shop area, operators of the Rotary Single-Post In-Ground
Hydraulic Lift located in Bays #2 and
#3 were not instructed in the safety requirements for the safe operation,
inspection, and maintenance through
the use of the manufacturer's provided instructions.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to perform
operator training through the use of the
manufacturer's provided instructions as required by ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008,
Standard for Automotive Lifts,
paragraph 4.2.1.
DISCLAIMER:
a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.ON
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $3500.00
  • · Z (S) $5000.00

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
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 potential hazard of being crushed
by a automotive lift:
a/  Inside the shop area, operators of the Rotary Single-Post In-Ground
Hydraulic Lift located in Bays #2 and
#3 were not provided with the manufacturer's operating instructions for
these systems.  Warning labels were
not installed on either lift.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to provide the
manufacturer's operating instructions
and posting warning labels as required by ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008, Standard
for Automotive Lifts, paragraph
4.2.2.
DISCLAIMER:
a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.ON

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
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 potential hazard of being crushed
by a automotive lift:
a/  Inside the shop area, operator training for the Rotary Single-Post
In-Ground Hydraulic Lift located in Bays
#2 and #3 was not documented.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to document
operator
training as required by
ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008, Standard for Automotive Lifts, paragraph 4.3.
DISCLAIMER:
a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.ON

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
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 potential hazard of being crushed
by a automotive lift:
a/  Inside the shop area, documentation that periodic inspections of the
Rotary Single-Post In-Ground Hydraulic
Lift located in Bays #2 and #3 were not prepared or maintained.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to document the
periodic inspections as required by
ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008, Standard for Automotive Lifts, paragraph 5.4.
DISCLAIMER:
a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.ON

5(a)(1)

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
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 potential hazard of being
crushed by a automotive lift:
a/  Inside the shop area, safe load limit signs belonging to the Rotary
Single-Post In-Ground Hydraulic Lift
located in Bays #2 and #3 were not posted.
One method of abatement to correct this apparent hazard is to post the
safe load limit signs as required by
ANSI/ALI ALOIM-2008, Standard for Automotive Lifts, paragraph 5.6.2.5.
DISCLAIMER:
a/  The employer is not limited to the abatement method(s) suggested by
OSHA.
b/  The employer is responsible for selecting and implementing an
effective abatement method.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION AND ABATEMENT VERIFICATION ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS
VIOLATION.ON

1910.22 A01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2800.00
  • · Z (S) $4000.00

1910.22 D01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

1910.176 C

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

1910.36 G02

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2800.00
  • · Z (S) $4000.00

1910.101 B

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2800.00
  • · Z (S) $4000.00

1910.132 D01 I

Serious Gravity 05 3 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2800.00
  • · Z (S) $4000.00

1910.132 D02

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

1910.132 F04

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

1910.133 A01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 8 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $6,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $4200.00
  • · Z (S) $6000.00

1910.136 A

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 2 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $6,000 · Current $4,200 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $4200.00
  • · Z (S) $6000.00

1910.145 F05

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $3500.00
  • · Z (S) $5000.00

1910.212 A01

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

1910.169 B03 IV

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2800.00
  • · Z (S) $4000.00

1910.252 A02 VII

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2800.00
  • · Z (S) $4000.00

1910.252 B03

Serious Gravity 05 2 instances 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

1910.253 B02 II

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

1910.304 G05

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Aug 26, 2011
Penalty
Initial $4,000 · Current $2,800 Reduced
Recent events (2)
  • · I (S) $2800.00
  • · Z (S) $4000.00

1910.334 A02 II

Serious Gravity 05 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

1910.147 C07 IV

Other-than-serious Gravity 01 1 instance 7 exposed
Issued
Aug 23, 2011
Abate by
Oct 7, 2011

This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). OSHA publishes its own view of this case as inspection number 315653071.

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