OSHA Inspection: M & L FABRIC CO.

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Dec 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $1,200 Reduced

General-duty citation text

Section 5(a)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970:  The
employer did not
furnish employmnent 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 hazard of being caught and/or crushed between the
elevator shaftway and
the car floor or falling into and being crushed in the shaftway itself:
(a)At M & L Fabrics, the freight elevator was in service which had no rear
car
enclosure gate, no front enclosure gate on the first floor and a gate on
the second
floor which did not meet ANSI requirements in that it was not properly
constructed and was not interlocked.  The elevator had not had required
maintenance inspections nor were there certificates of any such required
inspections along with capacity plates, on or about 5/26/98.
Feasible and acceptable methods to the correct the hazards are to Comply
with ANSI
A17.3-1986 and BOCA 1984 which would include insuring that the elevator
has been
repaired to comply with ANSI and BOCA in that the employer would conduct
periodic
inspections of elevators as stipulated by ANSI and BOCA to insure the
integrity of the
elevator and have documentation of such results including the posting of
load rating and
capacity plates.
ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION & DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED FOR THIS ITEM.

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 10, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 10, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 25, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 17, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 17, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 10, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 10, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Sep 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,250 · Current $750 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $750 · Current $450 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Sep 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $500 Reduced

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 17, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 17, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 25, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Jul 17, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998

Issued

Jul 7, 1998

Abate by

Aug 9, 1998