OSHA Inspection: BEEBE GRAIN INC.

Issued

Mar 9, 2000

Abate by

Apr 30, 2000

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) The hazard of falling, on or about January 30, 2000, and at times prior
thereto, into an
improperly guarded freight/passenger elevator shaft that did not meet the
requirements of the
American National Standards Institute Safety Code for Elevators (ANSI
A17.1-1965): 1) The
hoistway was not fully enclosed with a fire resistive enclosure (ref;
100.1a); 2) The gates on
each platform level were not equipped with electrical interlocks (ref:
111.1b); 3) Each
platform level gates mechanical interlocks did not operate as required
(ref: 111.3b); 4) The
gates did not protect the full height and width of the opening (ref:
204.6b); 5) The elevator
car was not equipped with any type of car safety stopping device(s) (ref:
205.1)
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct these hazards
would be to renovate and upgrade this elevator to the requirements as
stated in ANSI A17.1-
1965.
--- Abatement certification or documentation is NOT required for this item.
--- Abatement certification is required for this item.
-X- Abatement certification and documentation are required for this item.
--- Warning tag ( or citation copy) required on this equipment before
moving.