OSHA Inspection: YONG SHING WHOLESALE

Issued

2003-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00

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 falling into the elevator shaft from a height of (13) feet:
First floor - On or about April 22, 2003 the freight elevator in the
facility at 51 West South
Water Market, Chicago, Il. 60608 was not provided with doors so
interlocked at each floor as
to prevent their opening when the freight elevator is not located at that
floor.
Among other methods one acceptable and feasible abatement method  to
correct this hazard is:
1. Conduct inspections of the elevator to assure that the doors and
interlocking devices are in
safe operating condition.
2. Follow the requirements of ANSI/ASME A17.3-1986 sec.2.7.1(b) which
requires that
hoistway doors for freight elevators shall be equipped with door
interlocks.  The interlocking
devices shall lock the door in a closed position before the elevator can
be operated. Also the
interlocking devices shall prevent the door from opening on any other
level than the specific
floor requested.

Issued

2003-10-03 00:00:00

Abate by

2003-10-09 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2100.00 · Current $2100.00