OSHA Inspection: GUMLEY-HAFT INC.

Issued

Jan 22, 2004

Abate by

Jan 26, 2004

Penalty

Initial $2,000 · Current $800 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 being caught/struck by moving elevator.
a)At the job site: 131 E. 66th Street, N.Y., N.Y.: West side passenger
elevator,
motor room: Electrical cables to control the car's doors were observed
jumped,
on or about January 07, 2004.
Among other methods, a feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazard is follow The
American Society of Mechanical Engineers,"Safety Code For Existing
Elevators and Scalators"
ASME A17.3-2003, 3.10.7  "Devices for Making the Hoistway Door Interlocks
or Electric
Contacts, or Car Doors or Gate Electric Contacts Inoperative":
1)Devices other than those specified below shall not be provided to render
hoistway door interlocks, the electric contacts of hoistways door
combination
mechanical locks and electric contacts, or car door or gate electric
contacts
inoperative: Leveling devices, truck-zoning devices, hoistways access
switch,
existing devices that do not conform to the above shall be removed.
Note: The employer is required to submit abatement certification for this
item. Failure to
comply will result in an additional penalty of $1,000.00 as per 29 CFR
1903.19.

Issued

Jan 22, 2004

Abate by

Jan 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2004

Abate by

Jan 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2004

Abate by

Jan 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2004

Abate by

Jan 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2004

Abate by

Jan 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2004

Abate by

Jan 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $800 · Current $400 Reduced

Issued

Jan 22, 2004

Abate by

Jan 30, 2004

Penalty

Initial $1,000 · Current $700 Reduced