Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 001 Hazard: UNAPOPPROC

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 employees were exposed to: a) 3110 McKinney, Houston, Texas Elevator: Lewis Shepard; Multiply manpower stack, type 13586, capt. 1000, H.P.-1, Lewis Shepard Company, Watertown, Massachusetts. Elevator had not received a daily safety check, such as, but not limited to check rollers, roller guides, check control handle, check stopping position of unit at both bottom and top landing to ensure proper functioning of upper and lower limits. Among other methods, feasible and acceptable abatement methods to correct this hazard is to maintain written, dated and signed inspection reports and records of daily examination of elevators in accordance with ANSI A 17.2, 1973, Part I Routine Inspection and/or comply with manufacturing recommendation. Disclaimers: 1. You are not limited to the abatement methods suggested above. 2. The methods explained are general and may not be effective in all cases. 3. The employer is responsible for selecting and carrying out an appropriate method.