OSHA Inspection: PADONIA GRAIN FARMERS, INC.-RESERVE

Issued

Nov 6, 2002

Abate by

Dec 4, 2002

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $263 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 fall hazards from the special purpose personnel elevator:
The special purpose personnel elevator located in the main elevator did
not have electrical
interlock switches or other means of locking the doors shut while the
elevator was in motion as
required by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Safety Code for
Elevators and
Escalators, ASME A17.1-1996, Rule 1501.2. Employees exposed to fall
hazards from moving
elevator car.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct the hazard is:
to install electrical interlock switches or other means of locking the
doors shut while the elevator
was in motion as required by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Safety
Code for
Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.1-1996, Rule 1501.2, Locking Devices
for Hoistway
Doors or Gates. ASME A17.1-1996 requires hoistway doors or gates to be
provided with door
interlocks or a locking devices and electric contacts which will prevent
the start up of the
elevator car, unless the door is locked in the closed position.  Install
electrical contact switches
that prevent the operation of the personnel elevator until the gates are
closed.
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the
above violation is
completed.

Issued

Nov 6, 2002

Abate by

Dec 4, 2002

Penalty

Initial $525 · Current $263 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 struck by hazards:
Employees working on the ground floor of the grain elevator were exposed
to
fall hazards in that
the special purpose elevator (manlift) opening was not barricaded to
prevent entry into the open
floor hole when the elevator platform was not at the following locations:
a) Ground Floor of
Grain Elevator, b) Bin Deck Level of Grain Elevator, exposing employees to
struck by hazards
and fall hazard greater than 50 feet to concrete below.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct this hazard is
to enclose the area around the the special purpose manlift and place a
door that is high as the
special purpose manlift or 7 feet, whichever is less, as required by the
American Society of
Mechanical Safety Code for elevators and escalators,ASME A17.1-1996,Rule
1500.6a Hoistway
Doors and Gates.
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the
above violation is
completed.

Issued

Nov 6, 2002

Abate by

Dec 4, 2002

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Nov 6, 2002

Abate by

Dec 4, 2002

Issued

Nov 6, 2002

Abate by

Dec 4, 2002

Penalty

Initial $300 · Current $150 Reduced

Issued

Nov 6, 2002

Abate by

Dec 4, 2002