Monro Muffler Brake Inc., which operates locations across Connecticut, has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to institute new procedures to protect its workers against being crushed or struck by automotive hydraulic lifts.
The agreement stems from a Sept. 2011 investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration into Monro Muffler’s Stoughton, Mass., store, in which OHSA cited the company for improperly inspecting and maintaining hydraulic lifts.
The investigation occurred following an April 2011 incident in which a lift failure caused a car to fall to the ground.
Under the agreement, Monro will develop and implement an inspection and maintenance program for all automotive lifts at all of its federal OSHA-covered work sites. The program will comply with industry standards and include periodic inspections by qualified inspectors, procedures to remedy any potentially unsafe conditions, mandatory training for lift operators and the submission of written compliance reports to OSHA.
Monro also will pay a fine of $12,500 for the violations identified at the Stoughton location.
