OSHA Inspection: STERN TANNING CO

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Jan 16, 2001

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $400 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 crushing injuries by the moving elevator car between the
floors, wall openings,
and gate due to the absence of an inside car gate/door and a substantial
landing platform door.
(a) Employees were allowed to ride in a freight elevator that was not
properly converted into
an acceptable passenger elevator. The employees were exposed to crushing
injuries from the
landing platform and moving elevator car at the gate and/or exposed to
crushing injuries in the
elevator car between floors and the wall openings.
Among other methods, feasible and acceptable methods to correct this
hazard;
1: Use the elevator strictly as a freight elevator allowing only freight
handlers
to ride in the
elevator with a sign reading: "THIS IS NOT A PASSENGER ELEVATOR, NO PERSONS
OTHER THAN THE OPERATOR AND FREIGHT OPERATORS ARE PERMITTED TO
RIDE ON THIS ELEVATOR".  Referenced by ANSI A17.1; Rules 207.4 and 207.5a.
and/or
2: Follow the guidelines in ANSI A17.1 for the proper rules to convert a
freight elevator into
a passenger elevator. This would include the addition of properly
installed inside elevator and
landing gate/door of a minimum height of 6 foot with the appropriate
limitation signs. ANSI
A17.1; rules in section 110, rule 204.6c, rule 207.4, and rule 207.5a.
Abatement Certification and Abatement Documentation required.

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Jan 18, 2001

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Jan 18, 2001

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Apr 1, 2001

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $350 Reduced

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Mar 1, 2001

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Apr 15, 2001

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Mar 1, 2001

Penalty

Initial $450 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Mar 1, 2001

Penalty

Initial $600 · Current $300 Reduced

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Jan 15, 2001

Issued

Jan 10, 2001

Abate by

Jan 16, 2001