LEOMINSTER, MA —
OSHA Inspection: VAN EMDEN MANAGEMENT CORP.
Accident-driven inspection · Safety discipline
At a glance
On , OSHA opened an accident-driven safety inspection of VAN EMDEN MANAGEMENT CORP. in 124 WATER ST., LEOMINSTER, MA 01453 (NAICS 000000). OSHA activity number 112887781.
OSHA opens inspections for many reasons — routine scheduling under a national or local emphasis program, an employee complaint or referral, or a follow-up after a reported injury. Opening or conducting an inspection is not itself an allegation or a finding that this employer broke any rule; any findings appear as the citations listed below, and citations can be contested, reduced, or withdrawn.
Where did this inspection happen?
- Establishment
- VAN EMDEN MANAGEMENT CORP.
- Site address
- 124 WATER ST.
- City
- LEOMINSTER
- State
- MA
- ZIP
- 01453
- Mailing
- 71 MILL ST., MIDDLETOWN, MA 01949
What kind of inspection was it?
- Inspection type
- Accident-driven (A)
- Scope
- Partial (B)
- Discipline
- Safety
- Advance notice
- No
- Union status
- N
When did the case open and close?
- Opened
- Closing conference
- Case closed
- Data loaded
Establishment context
- NAICS code
- 000000
- SIC code (legacy)
- 6531
- Employees
- 30
- Ownership type
- A
Citations
2 citations on file for this inspection.
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 25, 1996
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $2,500
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 being struck and or crushed by the elevator and to potential fire hazards within the elevator car and they were not properly trained in the recognition of these hazards. Employees using, operating, and working on this elevator were bypassing the inside safety gate and operating the car, opening the outside safety gates by reaching through openings to open the doors from floor levels, and operating the elevator car with the inside car lights dysfunctional and using a cigarette lighter as substitute lighting. One feasible method to correct this hazard is to supply proper training to those employees using the elevator by a qualified person and require that all employees who operate the elevator be licensed operators. A) LOCATION: 123 FIRST ST THOSE EMPLOYEES REQUIRED TO USE, OPERATE, AND WORK ON THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR, WERE NOT PROPERLY TRAINED IN THE RECOGNITION AND AVOIDANCE OF UNSAFE CONDITIONS RELATIVE TO THE ELEVATOR.
Recent events (2)
- — F (O)
- — Z (S) $2500.00
5(a)(1)
- Issued
- Sep 25, 1996
- Abate by
- Sep 30, 1996
- Penalty
- Initial $49,000 · Current $24,500 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 being crushed or caught by a moving elevator when vision panels on the first and third floors were missing, leaving openings into the hoistway of the elevator. A feasible method to correct this hazard, among others, is to install the proper safety glass windows in the openings. LOCATION: 123 FIRST ST, FIRST AND THIRD FLOORS THE OUTSIDE ELEVATOR DOORS ON THESE FLOOR LEVELS, DID NOT PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE FROM HAVING ANY PART OF THEIR BODY WITHIN THE HOISTWAY. THE VISION PANELS IN THE DOORS WERE MISSING, LEAVING OPENINGS LARGE ENOUGH FOR SOMEONE TO PLACE THEIR ARM OR HEAD THROUGH THEM, INTO THE HOISTWAY OF THE ELEVATOR.
Recent events (2)
- — F (W) $24500.00
- — Z (W) $49000.00
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Source
This record is reproduced from the U.S. Department of Labor Open Data API (OSHA inspection dataset). The original IMIS detail view is available at OSHA's Establishment Search for activity number 112887781.
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