OSHA Inspection: COMMONWEALTH GARMENT MANUFACTURING INC

Issued

Oct 18, 2001

Abate by

Nov 6, 2001

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $1,875

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:
a)The hoist to the Sewing Department on the 2nd and 3rd floor does not
have a hoistway-
door locking device to prevent operation if the door is open, and to
prevent opening of
the door unless the hoist is at the landing. The absence of a
hoistway-door locking device
places employees at risk of becoming crushed between the hoist and the
ground floor,
and at risk of falling into the shaft, resulting in broken bones or
amputations. One
feasible method of correcting this hazard is to install a hoistway-door
combination
mechanical lock and electrical contact or a hoistway-door interlock as
referenced in
ASME A17.1, Part I, Hoistways, Hoistway Enclosures, and Related
Construction
for
Hand and Power Passenger and Freight Elevators and Dumbwaiters.