OSHA Inspection: SKYLINE CORPORATION

Issued

Dec 21, 2005

Abate by

Jan 25, 2006

Penalty

Initial $2,125 · Current $1,063 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 crushed-by and caught-in hazards:
Employees working in the cabinet shop were exposed to caught-in and
crushed-by
hazards in that the freight elevator did not have stationary doors or
barricades to prevent
entry into the car landing area when the elevator was in motion.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this
hazards is to
install doors with interlocks on both the upper and lower landing as
required by the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers in Safety Code for Elevators and
Escalators,
ASME A17.3-2002, Section 2.6 Hoistway Entrances.
29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the
above violation is
completed.

Issued

Dec 21, 2005

Abate by

Jan 25, 2006

Penalty

Initial $1,700 · Current $850 Reduced