OSHA Inspection: MACARTHUR PETROLEUM & SOLVENTS

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 14, 1991

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $625 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 operating a freight
elevator and/or riding a freight elevator, and/or working in the vicinity
of a freight elevator cab due to the elevator hoistway door not having
functioning interlock system:
a)  Location:  First Floor;
The existing electrical interlock was bypassed using a piece of wood which
was wedged between the interlock and door guide.  The condition had existed
for approximately one month.
Violation observed on or about 9/11/91
Among other methods one feasible and acceptible abatement method to correct
this hazard is to:
1.  Equip the hoistway door with a working 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:
(a)  American National Standard Institute/American Society of
Mechanical Engineers A17.3-1986 "Safety Code for Existing
Elevators and Escalators".
(b)  Boca -Basic Building Code - Article 26.

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 14, 1991

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 14, 1991

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 15, 1991

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Dec 22, 1991

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 15, 1991

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 15, 1991

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Jan 29, 1992

Penalty

Initial $700 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 14, 1991

Penalty

Initial $400 · Current $200 Reduced

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Dec 22, 1991

Penalty

Initial $500 · Current $250 Reduced

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 26, 1991

Issued

Nov 8, 1991

Abate by

Nov 15, 1991