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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 315653071
Citation: 01001B
Citation Type: Serious
Abatement Status: X
Initial Penalty:
Current Penalty:
Issuance Date: 08/23/2011
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 7
Abatement Date: 10/07/2011
Gravity: 05
Report ID: 0729300
Contest Date:
Final Order:
Related Event Code (REC): C
Emphasis:
Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001B 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 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