Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 001 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: (a) The hazard of being struck by a moving elevator. On or about 1/29/98, at the fifth floor service elevator landing, the glass was missing from the vision panel on the left (as viewed from the landing) section of the three-section horizontally sliding hoistway door, allowing the placement of body parts through the door into the hoistway. Employees approached the opening and looked through and/or put their heads into the opening in order to determine which floor the elevator was on. Among other methods, one feasable and acceptable abatement method to correct this hazard is to: a) Install protective grills made from stainless or galvanized steel, not less than 0.0568 in. (1.4427mm) in thickness into each vision panel in the hoistway doors in accordance with ASME A17.3-1996, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, Section 2.6.3(i) OR modify hoistway door vision panels to comply with ASME A17.3- 1996, Safety Code for Existing Elevators and Escalators, Sections 2.6.3(a) through 2.6.3(h). ABATEMENT DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED