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Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph

Inspection Nr: 309024461

Citation: 01001

Citation Type: Serious

Abatement Status: X

Initial Penalty: $450.00

Current Penalty: $450.00

Issuance Date: 09/28/2005

Nr Instances: 2

Nr Exposed: 3

Abatement Date: 11/01/2005

Gravity: 01

Report ID: 0521700

Contest Date:

Final Order:

Related Event Code (REC):

Emphasis:


Failure to Abate
Activity Nr Issuance Penalty Contest Final Order
310172580 03/08/2007 $900.00


Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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: Shop area - On or about September 6, 2005, the employees working in the shop were required to work under fully extended hydraulic lifts with defective safety devices, thereby exposing the employees to the hazards of been struck-by an automobile or caught between an automobile and the floor in the event the lift mechanically and/or hydraulically failed. A feasible method to abate the hazard is to conform to the specifications referenced in American National Standards for Automobile Lifts (ANSI/ALI ALOIM 2000) Standard for safety requirement for operation, inspection and maintenance.

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