OSHA Inspection: LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $5000.00 · Current $2750.00 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: the hazard of crushed/stuck will under the moving
passenger elevator shaftway
due to the fact that the elevator pit door interlocks were inoperative as
a result of being
bypassed:
Location: 97 Amity Street, Brooklyn, N.Y.
On or about December 20, 2001
a)Crab Hole: Elevator Pit - Employees enter the elevator pit to retrieve
items which have
fallen from passengers travelling on the elevator.  The elevator pit door
switch and/or
interlock was taped closed with black electrical tape so that the elevator
could
operator/run with the door in the open position.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is to comply
with the American National Standard Safety Code for Elevator Dumbwaiters
Escalators and
Moving Walks stipulated by the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) - ANSI
A17.1971.  Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable means of
abatement to correct
the hazard, are, but not limited to the following:
1.Section 1002 - Maintenance, Rule 1002.4 - Making Safety Devices
Inoperative: No
person shall at any time make any required safety device or electrical
protective device
inoperative, except where necessary during tests, inspections, and
maintenance, such
devices shall be restored  to their normal operating condition in
conformity with the
applicable requirements (See Rule 210.7).
2.Inspect all elevators interlocks and/or switches on a daily basis for
objects used to bypass
the interlocks and remove items found.
3. Instruct Employees on the dangers of bypassing the elevator interlocks
and or switches.
4.Enforce and comply with ANSI A17.1-1971 and/or ASME A17.3-1993,1996.
NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED
IN THE INSPECTION CASE FILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT
CERTIFICATION OR DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS
NORMALLY REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1500.00 · Current $825.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-08 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1375.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1100.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2500.00 · Current $1375.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $15000.00 · Current $8250.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10000.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $10000.00 · Current $5500.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $20000.00 · Current $11000.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $17500.00 · Current $9625.00 Reduced

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00

Issued

2002-05-31 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-06-10 00:00:00