OSHA Inspection: SOUTHERN MANOR FURNITURE CORP.

Issued

1988-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 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
the hazard of fractures, crushing and amputation injuries resulting from
the operation of the in-house, constructed material elevator in the
Cutting Department that had exposed steel beams that when in operation
exposed employees to shear points and pinch points, on or about 5/9/88.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to enclose the hoistway of the elevator through-
out the height of the enclosure. Reference ANSI A17.1-1971. Section
100.1a and ANSI A17.2-1973 Section 101.5.

Issued

1988-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-08-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $900.00 · Current $450.00 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
the hazard of fractures, crushing and amputation injuries resulting from
the operation of material elevators not equipped with safety devices;
including the "in-house constructed" material elevator in the Cutting
Department that dropped suddenly after slack developed in the hoisting
chain, on or about 5/9/88.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is to Provide a slack-rope device equipped with a
slack rope switch of the enclosed manually reset type which shall cause
the electric power to be removed from the elevator driging machine motor
and brake if the hoisting ropes become slack, in accordance with ANSI
A17.1-1971, Section 210.2.

Issued

1988-08-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1988-08-19 00:00:00