Text For Citation: 02 Item/Group: 002 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 on or about 6/15/92, employees operating or riding freight elevator were exposed to falling into freight elevator shaft which could cause serious injuries or death. The electric freight elevator mechanical interlock and contact on first and fourth floor had a piece of wood wedbed into the mechanical lock/contact device which with hoistway doors in the open position. ABATEMENT NOTE: A feasible and acceptable abatement method among others to correct the hazard is to follow ASME/LANSI A17-1 1989 Section 111.12, not permit to install a device which could rended hoistway mechanical locks and electric contact inoperative, remove bypass material (wood) and instruct employees or danger of bypassing interlock. The National Cold Storage,Inc was previously cited for a violation of this Occupational Safety and Health Standard or its equivalent standard, 5(a)(1), which was contained in OSHA Inspection Number 109895979, Citation Number 2, Item Number 1, issued on 8/17/90 with Final Order Date of 9/6/90.