OSHA Inspection: COMFORT BEDDING & FURNITURE

Issued

Apr 23, 1993

Abate by

May 11, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 25, 1993

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

General-duty citation text

The following alleged violations have been grouped because they involve
similar or related hazards that may increase the potential for injury
resulting from an accident or illness.
1a
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 hazards of having part of their body caught between
the moving elevator and the hoistway.  A feasible and useful method
to correct this hazard, among other methods, is the installation of
elevator car doors or gates that would prevent employees from having any
part of their body outside the periphery of the elevator car unless the
elevator car is within the landing zone and that were electrically
interlocked to prevent the elevator car from moving unless the elevator
car from moving unless the elevator car doors or gates are in the closed
position.

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 25, 1993

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 hazards of falling down the hoistway
shaft when the elevator car was not in the landing zone, being
struck by the elevator car when the car was entering or leaving the
landing zone or having part of their body caught between the moving
elevator and the hoistway.  A feasible and useful method to correct
this hazard, among other methods, is to provide elevator hoistway
or landing doors or gates that are electrically interlocked to
prevent the elevator car from moving when the landing doors or
gates are in the open position and so latched side unless the
elevator car is within the landing zone.

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 10, 1993

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 10, 1993

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 10, 1993

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $750

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 25, 1993

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 25, 1993

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 25, 1993

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 25, 1993

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 25, 1993

Issued

Apr 22, 1993

Abate by

May 25, 1993