WASHINGTON, NJ ·
OSHA Inspection: AUTOMOTIVE LIFT SPECIALISTS, INC.
Referral inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened a referral safety inspection of AUTOMOTIVE LIFT SPECIALISTS, INC. in 288 W. WASHINGTON AVE., WASHINGTON, NJ 07882 (NAICS 811310). OSHA activity number 343653614.
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employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- AUTOMOTIVE LIFT SPECIALISTS, INC.
- Site address
- 288 W. WASHINGTON AVE.
- City
- WASHINGTON
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 07882
- Mailing
- 7035 RUPPSVILLE ROAD, ALLENTOWN, PA 18106
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Referral (C)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- Non-union (B)
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Last modified
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 811310
- Employees
- 5
- Ownership type
- Private (A)
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
1910.178 M02
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $1,847 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.178(m)(2): Employee(s) stood under or passed under the elevated portion of a powered industrial truck(s): a. 288 West Washington Ave., Washington, NJ - West Bay The employer did not ensure that employees did not stand under elevated forks of the forklift. Employees engaged in welding activities worked directly below forklift forks being used to suspend an inground automotive lift cylinder while it was being torched for removal. Violation occurred on or about November 30, 2018
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1847.3
- · Z (S) $2842
1910.252 A02 XIV B
- Issued
- May 29, 2019
- Penalty
- Initial $2,842 · Current $1,847 Reduced
General-duty citation text
29 CFR 1910.252(a)(2)(xiv)(B): The employer did not ensure that the supervisor determined the combustible materials and hazardous areas present or likely to be present in the work location: a. 288 West Washington Ave., Washington, NJ - West Bay The employer did not ensure combustible materials were not present in the work location. Employees engaged in the removal of an in ground hydraulic automotive lift used a cutting torch and cut into the pressurized cylinder containing flammable hydraulic fluid. Violation occurred on or about December 10, 2018
Recent events (2)
- · I (S) $1847.3
- · Z (S) $2842
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Source
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 343653614.
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