OSHA Inspection: ABS PARTNERS REAL ESTATE LLC

Issued

Jun 19, 2007

Abate by

Jun 22, 2007

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $1,500

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 the
employees were exposed to falling down the elevator shaft or being crushed
by moving elevator.
a)Parking device on the 4th floor of elevator.
The elevator shaft door was able to be opened from the outside when the
elevator
cab was outside of the landing zone.  The parking device located in the
door jam
on the 4th floor parking device did not function which allowed the door to
be
opened, on or about 08/21/07.
One feasible and acceptable abatement method, among others, to correct
this hazard is: to follow
ASME A 17.3-1996 Safety Code for Existing Elevators. Section 2.7.2
"Elevator Parking
Device" which states that the device will not permit opening or unlocking
a door when the car
is outside the landing zone.
NOTE: BECAUSE ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION IS ALREADY DOCUMENTED
IN THE CASEFILE, THE EMPLOYER NEED NOT SUBMIT CERTIFICATION NOR
DOCUMENTATION OF ABATEMENT OF THIS VIOLATION AS NORMALLY
REQUIRED BY 29 CFR 1903.19.