OSHA Inspection: STRATHMORE PRODUCTS, INC.

Issued

Jul 6, 2007

Abate by

Jul 11, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,125 · Current $731 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 STRUCK-BY:
a) Freight Elevator, on or about 4/3/07: Hoistway second floor landing
area gate
interlocking device was missing from one side of the hoistway opening.
b) Freight Elevator, on or about 4/3/07: Car controls (handropes) were not
labeled
as to direction of car travel and stopping of the car.
c) Freight Elevator, on or about 4/3/07: Company did not have a formalized
training
program for those employees designated as elevator operators.
ABATEMENT NOTE: One means of abatement for item (a) would be to ensure that
prevent the opening of the gate unless the car floor is at or near the
landing per
American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME A17-1, 1921, Section 12,
Rule
121(k).
ABATEMENT NOTE: One means of abatement for item (b) would be to ensure that
car controls are labeled for direction of travel per American Society of
Mechanical
Engineers, ASME A17-1, 1921, Section 32, Rule 324(o).
ABATEMENT NOTE: One means of abatement for item (c) would be to incorporate
the training requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers,
ASME17.1,
1921, Section 71, Rule 710(a) and (b) and Rule 711(b).