OSHA Inspection: DOVER ELEVATOR

Issued

2001-03-07 00:00:00

Abate by

2002-05-28 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $7000.00 · Current $5000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

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 being crushed by a moving elevator
car:
On or about September 11, 2000 at 1 West Flat Irons Circle; Suite 224
Broomfield, CO
80021 an employee sustained a fatal injury when he was trapped between an
elevator car and
the floor.  The employee was engaged in the installation of a Dover
Cimmarron Hydraulic
Elevator (2 stop).  Energy isolation procedures were not put into place
allowing the car to
descend and trap the employee.  The car crushed the employee in between
the first floor
surface and the car itself.
Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement method to
correct
this hazard
is to ensure that the elevator car is not able to move at times when
employees must place
their bodies in an exposed area to gain access to the pit or to perform
installation operations.
Employees may utilize lock out procedures, car blocking procedures, early
wiring of the pit
stop switch, and/or required use of the temporary run buttons.  Procedures
to follow can be
found in the training modules for the NATIONAL ELEVATOR INDUSTRY
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM (NEIEP) and in the FIELD EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY
HANDBOOK.  The Handbook is available from ELEVATOR WORLD, INC P.O. Box 6507
Mobile, Alabama 36660.
Abatement Note:  Abatement certification and documentation are required
for this item (See
enclosed "Sample Abatement-Certification Letter").