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Violation Detail
Standard Cited: 5A0001 OSH Act General Duty Paragraph
Inspection Nr: 112887781
Citation: 02001
Citation Type: Willful
Abatement Status: I
Initial Penalty: $49,000.00
Current Penalty: $24,500.00
Issuance Date: 09/25/1996
Nr Instances: 2
Nr Exposed: 4
Abatement Date: 09/30/1996
Gravity: 10
Report ID: 0112600
Contest Date: 10/18/1996
Final Order: 04/14/1997
Related Event Code (REC):
Emphasis:
| Type | Latest Event | Event Date | Penalty | Abatement Due Date | Citation Type | Failure to Abate Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penalty | F: Formal Settlement | 04/14/1997 | $24,500.00 | 09/30/1996 | Willful | |
| Penalty | Z: Issued | 09/25/1996 | $49,000.00 | 09/30/1996 | Willful |
Text For Citation: 02 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 being crushed or caught by a moving elevator when vision panels on the first and third floors were missing, leaving openings into the hoistway of the elevator. A feasible method to correct this hazard, among others, is to install the proper safety glass windows in the openings. LOCATION: 123 FIRST ST, FIRST AND THIRD FLOORS THE OUTSIDE ELEVATOR DOORS ON THESE FLOOR LEVELS, DID NOT PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE FROM HAVING ANY PART OF THEIR BODY WITHIN THE HOISTWAY. THE VISION PANELS IN THE DOORS WERE MISSING, LEAVING OPENINGS LARGE ENOUGH FOR SOMEONE TO PLACE THEIR ARM OR HEAD THROUGH THEM, INTO THE HOISTWAY OF THE ELEVATOR.