Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: CRUSHING

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: (a) 10/5/92 at Steve's Automotive Shop, West Sand Lake,NY. Employee was exposed to the hazard of serious crushing injuries from the dropping of an hydraulic automotive lift. Automatic safety locking devices (pins,latches,or dogs) were not available on lift in service area. Lift is a "Line-O-Tronics" made in Rockford,Illinois, serial number is obscured. Feasible and acceptable methods among others to correct the hazard is to: 1. Instruct and train emplouyees in the proper use of mechanical safety locking devices for hydraulic car lifts. 2. Conduct periodic inspections of the lifts as recommended by the lift manufacturers to insure that the safety locking devices are installed and all other components are in safe operating condition. 3. Post manufacturers operating manuals in the service area for information and reference once modification is made. The employer had not rendered his workplace free from the hazard of hydraulic lifts not being properly inspected, maintained, and modified to be be equipped with locking safety devices. This safety device is necessary to hold the lift in event of hydraulic failure. This hazard is reasonably foreseeable. The lack of automatic safety devices is a recognized industry hazard. Reference ANSI B153-1 safety requirements on lifts. A search of the OSHA Standards has been conducted and there are no applicable standards.