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

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 crushed-by and caught-in hazards: Employees working in the cabinet shop were exposed to caught-in and crushed-by hazards in that the freight elevator did not have stationary doors or barricades to prevent entry into the car landing area when the elevator was in motion. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable method to correct this hazards is to install doors with interlocks on both the upper and lower landing as required by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators, ASME A17.3-2002, Section 2.6 Hoistway Entrances. 29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1) requires certification that the abatement of the above violation is completed.