OSHA Inspection: VANTAGE PROPERTIES LLC

Issued

Oct 3, 2007

Abate by

Oct 9, 2007

Penalty

Initial $2,500 · Current $2,500

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 passenger elevator # 9104.
The elevator shaft door was able to be opened from the outside when the
elevator
was outside of the landing zone because the 4tht floor parking device was
defective, therefore exposing an employee to a fall of 15 feet to the top
of the
elevator cab below, 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.