OSHA Inspection: M & C KNIT CORP.

Issued

Jan 6, 1999

Abate by

Feb 2, 1999

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $1,250

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:
a)On or about December 17, 1998 employees of M&C Knit Corp. at 75 Thame
Street, Brooklyn, were exposed to the hazard of being caught between the
elevator and the walls of the elevator shaft due to use of the elevator
while the
interior car gates were raised.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard is to:
1. Provide gate electric contact interlocks for the interior elevator car
gates to
insure that the elevator cannot move without the gates being closed, as
required
by ANSI/ASME Standard A17.3-1993, par. 3-4.2(a).3,

Issued

Jan 6, 1999

Abate by

Jan 11, 1999

Issued

Jan 6, 1999

Abate by

Jan 12, 1999

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

Issued

Jan 6, 1999

Abate by

Jan 19, 1999

Issued

Jan 6, 1999

Abate by

Feb 2, 1999

Issued

Jan 6, 1999

Abate by

Jan 13, 1999

Issued

Jan 6, 1999

Abate by

Feb 2, 1999