OSHA Inspection: ORION ELEVATOR INC.

Issued

Mar 17, 2008

Abate by

Mar 25, 2008

Penalty

Initial $1,500 · Current $750 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 the
employees were exposed to falling down the elevator shaft or being crushed
by moving elevator.
a)Parking device on the First floor of a passenger elevator.
The elevator shaft door was able to be opened from the outside when the
elevator
was outside of the landing zone floor exposing an employee to a fall of
approximately thirteen feet ten inches to the bottom of the shaft; on or
about
12/12/08.
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 parking device shall be installed so that
the device will not permit
opening or unlocking a door when the car is outside the landing zone.
NOTE: IN ADDITION TO ABATEMENT CERTIFICATION, THE EMPLOYER IS
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION FOR THIS ITEM, FAILURE
TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN AN ADDITIONAL PENALTY OF $1,000.00 AS PER 29
CFR 1903.19.0