OSHA Inspection: FALK INDUSTRIES, INC.

Issued

Apr 26, 1994

Abate by

Apr 29, 1994

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupatonal Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employment and a place of employment which was 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)Falk Industries Inc.: The employees were riding in the freight
elevator.  The elevator was not equipped with safety gates in the
front and rear.  As required by ANSI/ASME A 17.3-1986
Safety Code For Existing Elevator and Escalators, and
BOCA1984
Sec. 2105 9.5. Safety Gates on Elevator Cars.
Employees that were riding in the freight elevator were exposed
to a hazard of being crushed between the elevator floor and the
door casing on the Basement, First and Second Floors.
Feasible and acceptable methods among others to correct this hazard is to:
(1)Comply with ANSI/ASME A17.3 - 1986 and BOCA 1984
standards.
(2)Enforce the company policy that restricts the use of the freight
elevator to freight only no passengers allowed.
(3)Conduct periodic inspections of the elevator as required by the
ANSI/ASME and BOCA Standards.  To insure integrity of the
interlocks, ropes, switches for gates and equipment and
document above.
(4)Fully enclose the freight elevator car as required by the
standard. If used for freight only then install beveled guards on
all the inside ledges of the hoistway enclosures i.e. Basement,
first and second floor.
NOTE:  Beveled guards are for freight elevator only, not for
passenger protection.
A search of the OSHA Standards has been conducted and there are no
applicable standards.