OSHA Inspection: O.S.H.A., INC.

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  On or
about July 11, 1996,
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 employee(s) were exposed to operating freight
elevator(s) and working in the
vicinity of freight elevator(s) were exposed to the hazard of falling into
the elevator shaft and/or
being crushed by the elevator cab:
a- Freight Elevator #1, near Ironers:  Elevator shaftway on ground floor
was completely open
on one side, and the sliding gate interlock was defeated on the other
side.  The interlock device
for the double doors on the second floor was also nonfunctional.
b- Freight Elevator #2, Gown Dept:  Sliding gate interlock on ground floor
was defeated and
the shaftway opening on the second floor was completely open.  The
collapsible gate could not
be pulled completely across the opening on several attempts.
Conditions noted on or about 7/11/96.
Among other methods one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this
hazard is to:
1- Equip each hoistway door with a hoistway door interlock device.
2) The interlock device shall hold the door in the locked position by
means of
gravity or by a restrained compression spring, or by both, or by means of a
positive linkage.
3) The interlock shall lock the door in the closed position before the
elevator can
be operated.
Reference Publication:
1- American National Standard Institute/American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, A17.3 - 1986 - "Safety Code for Existing Elevators and
Escalators".
2- BOCA - Basic Building Code - Article 26.icle

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1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $2500.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-01-17 00:00:00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

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1997-01-17 00:00:00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-01-14 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-02-10 00:00:00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $3500.00 · Current $3500.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $1500.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $2500.00

Hazardous substances 8400

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $2500.00

Hazardous substances 8400

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $2500.00

Hazardous substances 8400

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-02-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $55000.00 · Current $55000.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-02-10 00:00:00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-05-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $5000.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-01-17 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $4000.00 · Current $4000.00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

Abate by

1997-02-10 00:00:00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

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1997-01-17 00:00:00

Issued

1997-01-08 00:00:00

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1997-01-17 00:00:00

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1997-01-08 00:00:00

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1997-02-10 00:00:00