OSHA Inspection: PAN-O-GOLD BAKING COMPANY

Issued

May 12, 1997

Abate by

Jun 30, 1997

Penalty

Initial $1,625 · Current $406 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:
(a)  At each of the three landings, the freight elevator hoistway gates
did not extend
to a height of at least six feet and had openings greater than two inches.
(b)  The freight elevator was not equipped with car doors or gates.
Feasible methods of abatement, among others, would be:
1.  To extend the gates at the freight elevator hoistways to a height of
at least six feet
and close the openings in the gate to less than two inches, as required by
ANSI
A17.1-1965, Rule 110.1.
2.  To install a car door or gate, with electric contacts which will
prevent operation of
the car until the door or gate is closed, at each of the car entrances, as
required by
ANSI A17.1-1965, Rule 204.4.1965,