Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: STRUCK BY

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: Falling as much a six stories through gap at rear of car, being struck by shifting freight that may have hit stationary elements in the shaft way, being caught between moving elevators and shaft when riding, being struck by irregularities in shaft way due to the absence of elevator car rear enclosures because employer failed to enclose elevators as required by; ASME A 17.3 - 1993 - 3.4.1 Car Enclosures; Cars shall be fully enclosed on all non entrance sides and on the top. Employees were exposed when loading, working or riding on the elevators on or before March 23, 1995. Hazards were caused by the freight elevators not having enclosures at the rear of the cars. Elevator cars were numbered; F 1850 and F 1851 and were in building "B". Abatement: Among others, a feasible and practical means of abatement would be to install enclosures as referenced by: ASME A 17.3 - 1993 - 3.4.1 Car Enclosures.