OSHA Inspection: THE NEWPORT CREAMERY INC

Issued

Aug 25, 1994

Abate by

Sep 28, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $938 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 hazards of falling down the hoistway shaft
when the elevator
car was not in the landing zone, being struck by the elevator car when the
car was entering
or leaving the landing zone, or having part of their body caught between
the moving elevator
and the hoistway.  A feasible and useful method to correct this hazard,
among other
methods, is to provide elevator hoistway landing doors or gates that are
interlocked to
prohibit the doors or gates from being able to be opened unless the
elevator car is stopped
and in the landing zone:
(a) Storage Area:  The freight elevator was not provided with interlocks
on its doors,
or equivalent protection, to prevent employees from being exposed to the
moving car and the
hoistway shaft.

Issued

Aug 25, 1994

Abate by

Sep 7, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,875 · Current $938 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1994

Abate by

Aug 31, 1994

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

Aug 25, 1994

Abate by

Sep 7, 1994

Issued

Aug 25, 1994

Abate by

Sep 7, 1994

Issued

Aug 25, 1994

Abate by

Dec 2, 1994

Issued

Aug 25, 1994

Abate by

Dec 9, 1994