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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 103408449 - Gerard Tire Company
Inspection Information - Office: Region 09; San Francisco
Site Address:
Gerard Tire Company
3440 Mount Diablo Boulevard
Lafayette, CA 94549
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:5531
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Complaint
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 01/20/1989
Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/21/1989
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Complaint | 72368087 | Yes |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| Current Penalty | $900 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $900 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 05/31/1989 | 09/13/1989 | $900 | $900 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 was using a Western Manufacturing Co. Tire Chief TC-25 floor mounted, passenger car tire and brake lift to perform undercarriage work on a vehicle. The lift manufacturer cautions against this practice. While lying under the vehicle and feeling for a nearby tool, he apparently disturbed a flexible hydraulic hose that runs from the control unit located on a shelf along the floor to the ram that raises and lowers the lift. The hydraulic hose and/or fitting near the ram broke and the resulting loss of pressure allowed the vehicle and lift to drop suddenly onto Employee #1. He was hospitalized with a lacerated wrist. The employer routinely failed to prohibit the use of this lift for undercarriage work, failed to display the lift operating instructions in a conspicuous location in the lift area, and failed to train this new employee in the proper operation of this lift, all of which contributed to this accident.
Keywords: HYDRAULIC LIFT, VEHICLE, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HYDRAULIC LINE, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, UNTRAINED, PRESSURE RELEASE, UNSTABLE POSITION
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 103408449 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported |