OSHA Inspection: C.E. ELEVATOR CORP.

Issued

Sep 28, 1999

Abate by

Nov 16, 1999

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 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 falling with an elevator car-sling and
platform free falling from
upper levels to the elevator pit and/or being struck by a free falling
elevator car-sling and
platform and/or its components.
a)Job Site: 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY - The employer failed to load
test  car-
slings and platforms, before permitting workers to ride  to assure that
the   wire
rope could safely sustain the load. The failure to do so exposed workers
to falls
within the elevator of up to 177-feet to the elevator pit; on or about
March 29,
1999.
ABATEMENT:
Among other methods, one feasible acceptable method to correct this hazard
is: 1) Follow
the recommended industry practice described in the ELEVATOR INDUSTRY FIELD
EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY HANDBOOK (revision 3/99), Chapter 3, page 58 which
details the
daily safety tests that should be performed and documented.
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO
COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $ 1000.00, AS PER 29
CFR 1903.19..

Issued

Sep 28, 1999

Abate by

Oct 6, 1999

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 falling with an elevator car-sling and
platform free falling from
upper levels to the elevator pit and/or being struck by a free falling
elevator car-sling and
platform and/or its components.
a)Job Site: 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY - The employer failed to rope the
govenors and make the safeties operational prior to the hoisting of
car-slings and
platforms which exposed the workers to falls within the elevator of free
falls of
up to 177-feet to the elevator pit; on or about March 29, 1999.
ABATEMENT:
Among other methods,one feasible acceptable method to correct this hazard
is: 1) Follow
the recommended industry practice described in "National Elevator
Manufacturing Industry, Inc.
manual entitled "Installation Manual, Basic Field Practices for
Installation of Elevator and
Escalator Equipment", April 1970, page 268 of chapter 9, section C 1,
"Before raising the
elevator, the govenor rope must be installed and the safety device made
operational" and
National Elevator Industry Educational Program training module 7, unit 2
"Elevator Rope and
Roping which states in pages 18 - 20 "Before you lift the car, ensure the
govenor rope is
installed and the safety device is operating."
ABATEMENT VERIFICATION IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.  FAILURE TO
COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $ 1000.00, AS PER 29
CFR 1903.19.

Issued

Sep 28, 1999

Abate by

Oct 6, 1999

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Issued

Sep 28, 1999

Abate by

Oct 4, 1999

Penalty

Initial $5,000 · Current $3,500 Reduced

Issued

Sep 28, 1999

Abate by

Oct 6, 1999

Penalty

Initial $7,000 · Current $4,900 Reduced