Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 005 Hazard: FALLING

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: The hazard of a falling elevator car because elevator operator not knowing the capacity of freight elevators might have overloaded car beyond it's capacity. Condition was caused due to the absence of elevator capacity plates. Elevator operators could overload cars number F 1850 - F 1851 in building "B" andnumber F 1852 in building "A" because; Employer failed to install capacity of elevator plates as required by; ASME a 17.3 - 1993, 3.7.4 Capacity Plates, (a) Every elevator shall be provided with a capacity plate permanently and securely fastened in place and located in a conspicuous position inside the car, it shall indicate the rated load of the elevator in pounds, and for freight elevators, this plate or a separate plate shall indicate: (2) for freight elevators used for industrial truck loading where the truck is not usually carried by the elevator but used only for loading and unloading, the maximum load the elevator is designed to support while being loaded and unloaded. Employees were exposed when working on elevators on or before March 23, 1995. Elevator cars had been loaded and unloaded with electric fork lift equipment weighing up to 1,300 lbs. (591 k.) Abatement: Among others, a feasible and practical means of abatement would be; to install elevator capacity plates as referenced in;ASME A 17.3 - 1993, 3.7.4 Capacity Plates.y