OSHA Inspection: SHIMRIT ASSOCIATION

Issued

Mar 4, 1999

Abate by

Mar 9, 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 2/16/99 and 2 months preceeding this, employees of Shimrit
Association and tenant shops upstairs 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.
Interlocks for the gates were bypassed with folded paper.
b)Second Instance- 4th floor shaftway door Interlocks were bypassed with
folded
paper also.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard is to:
1. Provide working 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) GATE INTERLOCKS; and
par. 2.7.1(a) SHAFTWAY DOOR INTERLOCKS.

Issued

Mar 4, 1999

Abate by

Mar 9, 1999

Penalty

Initial $3,500 · Current $3,500

Issued

Mar 4, 1999

Abate by

Mar 10, 1999