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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 102908613 - Carousel Parking Co.
Inspection Information - Office: Manhattan Area Office
Site Address:
Carousel Parking Co.
201 West 75th Street
New York, NY 10023
Mailing Address:
, , 00000
Union Status: Union
SIC:7521
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 02/28/1997
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 07/02/1997
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 361838386 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $1,950 | $7,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $8,950 |
| Current Penalty | $1,560 | $5,600 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $7,160 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100022 D01 | 06/17/1997 | 06/27/1997 | $360 | $450 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100036 B06 | 06/17/1997 | 06/20/1997 | $600 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100037 K02 | 06/17/1997 | 06/20/1997 | $600 | $750 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 02001 | Willful | 5A0001 | 06/17/1997 | 06/20/1997 | $5,600 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
Some employees were working in a five-story parking garage. The garage had two elevators, one on the north end and one on the south end, that were used by the employees to transport the vehicles from one parking level to another. The elevator on the north end of the garage had swinging doors that were interlocked so as to remain closed when the elevator platform was not present. The south-end elevator had bi-parting doors and was more difficult to operate than the swinging-door elevator. Because of this, the bi-parting doors were bypassed, and an automatic safety gate system had been installed. The safety gate would shut automatically when the elevator platform was not present. However, the safety gate had easy-to-reach bypass switches installed on each floor. The employees used these switches to bypass the safety gates, and the gates would remain open even when the elevator platform was not present. At around 8:15 one morning, when the garage was very busy, four parking attendants entered the south-end elevator. Two of them got off on the second floor. The safety gate for this floor had been bypassed because it was the busiest floor. Another attendant got out of the elevator on the fifth floor, and the last employee started returning the elevator to the second floor to pick up the two attendants there, who would be ready with their vehicles. One of the parking attendants on the second floor was backing up a Saab with a manual transmission. It was only his third day on the job at this site. The Saab was about 4.6 meters from the elevator opening and was traveling in that direction. The car, which was not moving very quickly, started to buck, and the parking attendant backed it into the open elevator shaft. The vehicle and the employee fell about 11 meters to the bottom of the shaft. The car flipped over and landed atop the employee. The employee died of injuries sustained in the accident.
Keywords: ELEVATOR GATE, INTERLOCK, FALL, ELEVATOR, UNGUARDED
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 102908613 | Fatality | Other | Parking lot attendants |