OSHA Inspection: BLUE CIRCLE CEMENT

Issued

1996-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

1996-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1625.00 · Current $813.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety & 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 hazards of crushing injuries, having part of their body
caught between the moving
elevator and the hoist way.  A feasible and useful method to correct this
hazard, among other
methods, is to properly adjust the electrical interlock switch:
Jobsite:
The interlocks for the elevator car gate were not functioning properly in
that the elevator
would continue to operate while the car gate was partially open, exposing
employees to
serious crushing injuries.

Issued

1996-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

1996-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1625.00 · Current $813.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety & 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 hazards of crushing, in that the limit switch on the hoist
was not in place so that
the hoist could two-block or overtravel, exposing employees to serious
crushing injuries.  A
feasible and useful method to correct this hazard, among other methods, is
to install an upper
limit switch:
Jobsite:
The hoist was not equipped with a upper limit switch.

Issued

1996-05-15 00:00:00

Abate by

1996-05-20 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $975.00 · Current $488.00 Reduced