OSHA Inspection: RESIDENTIAL ELEVATORS INC

Issued

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,670 · Current $2,268 Reduced

General-duty citation text

OSH ACT of 1970 Section (5)(a)(1):     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 a fall and struck by elevator sling hazard.     a) 165 Lyman Place, Englewood, NJ: The cylinder head on a on the hydraulic jack sustained damage to the threading when it was disassembled and reconstructed by the employees in the field, on or about 10/24/2012.

Issued

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $4,050 · Current $1,620 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    a) a) 165 Lyman Place, Englewood, NJ: An employee was exposed to a struck by hazard from tools and equipment while working in the basement of an elevator shaft without a hard hat, on or about 10/24/2012.

Issued

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,670 · Current $2,268 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.200(b)(1):       Danger signs (see Figure G-1) shall be used only where an immediate hazard exists.    a) 165 Lyman Place, Englewood, NJ: Danger signs were not posted on first and second floor doors to indicate that there was an open elevator shaft behind the door, on or about 10/24/2012.

Issued

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,670 · Current $2,268 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14):     Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system.      a) 165 Lyman Place, Englewood, NJ: Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 and 20 feet while working near an unguarded elevator shaft, on or about 10/24/201210..

Issued

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $5,670 · Current $2,268 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(15):     Each employee on a walking/working surface 6 feet (1.8 meters) or more above lower levels was not protected from falling by a guardrail system, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system:    a) 165 Lyman Place, Englewood, NJ: An employee was exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 10 and 20 feet while riding the elevator car sling, on or about 10/24/201210.

Issued

Apr 4, 2013

Penalty

Initial $810 · Current $324 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.40(b)(2):     Do I have to produce the records within four (4) hours if my records are kept at a location in a different time zone? OSHA will consider your response to be timely if you give the records to the government representative within four (4) business hours of the request. If you maintain the records at a location in a different time zone, you may use the business hours of the establishment at which the records are located when calculating the deadline.   [66 FR 6134, Jan. 19, 2001]      a) 165 Lyman Place, Englewood, NJ: The employer did not provide OSHA Injury and Illness Logs for the past three (3) years that were requested on 10/26/2012, 11/26/2012, 12/05/2012, 12/07/2012 1/16/ 2013 and 2/04/2013.