OSHA Inspection: BROWN TRANSFER & STORAGE COMPANY

Issued

May 25, 1990

Abate by

Jun 22, 1990

Penalty

Initial $640 · Current $320 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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:
a) Warehouse #2, South End. Open elevator shaft with no safety gates or
adequate doors and contacts as required in ANSI A17.1-1971, Rules
204.4a and 204.4b; such an open shaft could easily occur in the event
that one employee would move the elevator without knowledge of the
other. This affects all openings on the first, second, and third
floors.
Among others, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to correct
this hazard is:
1) A door or gate shall be provided at each entrance to the car.
2) Each door or gate shall be equipped with a car-door, or
gate, electric contact so located as to be inaccessible from inside
the car.
b) Warehouse #1, Otis freight elevator. An open elevator shaft with no
safety gates or adequate doors and contacts as required in ANSI
A17.1-1971, Rules 204,4a and 204.4b; such an open shaft could easily
occur in the event that one employees would move the elevator without
without the knowledge of the other. This affects all openings on the
first, second and third floors.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is:
1) A door or gate shall be provided at each entrance to the car.
2) Each door or gate shall be equipped with a car-door, or gate,
electric contact so located as to be inaccessible from inside the
car.
contact so located as to be inaccessible from inside the elevator
car.