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

Section 27a(3)(a)(1): The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or were likely to cause death or serious physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to the hazard of being caught under vehicles or the lift structure, or being struck by a falling vehicle, in the event of hydraulic failure of the twin post Weaver hydraulic lift, Model # unavailable, Serial # unavailable, while servicing vehicles in the bus garage. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to equip the lift with a mechanical device to hold the lift in the fully extended position as recommended by the American National Standards Institute and the Automotive Lift Institute in the industry consensus standard ANSI/ALI B153.1 "Safety Requirements for the Construction, Care and Use of Automotive Lifts". The device should have a strength factor of not less than 3, based on the rated load capacity of the lift. a)Front post safety latch missing full engagement each time (sticking). b)Rear post safety latch located approximately 1 foot above highest lifting point. c)Rear post seal leaking, cylinder pitted and corroded. Exposes mechanics to death or crushing physical injuries. NOTE: Model and serial number illegible and unavailable.